Mary Bronstein is back with one of the wildest, insightful movies of the year with If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You . Bronstein previously made her feature directorial debut with the 2008 comedy Yeast , in which she starred alongside Amy Judd and future Chronicles of Narnia helmer Greta Gerwig . Apart from her 2009 short film, Round Town Girls , the new A24 film marks her first directorial effort after having shifted to acting in the 15 years since.
If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You centers on Linda, a therapist on the verge of a breakdown as she tries to balance her child's mysterious illness, in which she has a severe aversion to food, her largely absent husband and hostile relationship with her therapist. When the ceiling of her apartment collapses and floods the house, Linda and h