For the 2015 sports drama film starring Will Smith, go to Concussion.
Concussion is an independent 2013 film directed by Stacie Passon and starring Robin Weigert.
Abby Ableman is married to the highly successful Kate, has two children, and flips apartments for a living. One day, she sustains a concussion while spending time with her family. While recovering, she starts rethinking her life and seeks excitement.
Tropes present in this work
- Dominatrix: The first worker Abby visits is a dominatrix. Abby dislikes the experience: the dominatrix insists they smoke pot even though Abby repeatedly says she has to drive, she made Abby do things that made her uncomfortable in a bad way, and on top of that, she had bad personal hygiene and a less than immaculate bathroom.
- Didn't Think This Through: Abby's son Jake, according to her. Furious and bleeding profusely from her head, she asks him what did he think would happen when he threw a ball at her.
- Flexibility Equals Sex Ability: Abby is seen taking spinning and yoga classes. The instructor in the latter is seen demonstrating the eight-angle (astavakrasana) pose
, which bodes well for Abby given her future endeavours. - Sexless Marriage: What Abby and Kate's relationship has become after all these years. Abby is not OK with this.
- Sex Montage: The film shows a montage of Abby's different "dates" as a sex worker—some of them putting to use blindfolds or restraints.
- Sex for Solace: The reason why Abby starts doing sex work. It is not for the money per se, as she is already financially comfortable, but rather, to relieve the boredom of her life.
- Sleeps in the Nude: At home Abby wears pajamas, but she doesn't wear any clothes when she falls asleep at her loft after seeing a client. Kate catches her like this.
