Blackbird is an American drama film directed by Roger Michell. It is a remake of the Danish film Silent Heart.
The film begins with family members and their loved ones gathering in a large parental home. Jennifer's pedantic eldest daughter (Kate Winslet) is the first who arrived, accompanied by her all-knowing nerdy husband (Rainn Wilson) and her teenage son. Then family friend Elizabeth (Lindsay Duncan) came, who once shared her hippie youth with the house owners. And the last to arrive is the youngest daughter Anna (Mia Wasikowska), who brings her girlfriend for support. Everyone seems to be attending a typical family weekend, but in fact, everyone has come to say goodbye to Lily (Susan Sarandon). She decided to pass away.
It can hardly be said that the entire cast is doing brilliantly, or at least with their emotions encourages imbued with the story (although Susan Sarandon is always good). Kate Winslet has a rather boring character, while Mia Wasikowska gets an extremely hackneyed and sometimes indistinct rebel image. In the film, closer to the culmination, there is no sympathy for the actors. In the end, there is an understanding of the death of a loved one, with whom you need to say goodbye ahead of time. Accept the patient's choice or persuade her to stay, dooming to physical suffering.