Author: KickingK
Date: Sunday August 31st, 2025
A sensitive depiction of a fraught subject
This predominantly three handed drama focuses exclusively on the tensions arising from the palliative care of someone in their final days of life. Set entirely within his flat (and the park bench immediately outside) where he’s hooked up to a cardiac monitor which provides the films beep-beep-beep soundtrack, the film tries to explore how the stress and grief affects different personalities and relationships.
It’s certainly a success in this regard. It’s humane and empathetic with its handling of the characters and situations. Unfortunately, the three titular daughters are too broadly stereotypical to be truly believable as a family. Each one has a personality type and that’s who they are. There’s not enough plot, enough revelations or enough nuance to truly draw me in.
It’s a solid and emotional film and, considering the subject matter, that’s good enough. But I didn’t feel like it had enough to say about it.
