The Braid
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74% Critic Match

The Braid

7.4 / 10 2023 2h 1mNR English
DramaComedy

Storyline

India. Smita is an untouchable. She dreams of seeing her daughter escape her miserable condition and enter school. Italy. Giulia works in her father’s workshop. When he has an accident, she discovers that the family business is ruined. Canada. Sarah, a successful lawyer, is about to be promoted to the head of her firm when she learns that she is ill. Three lives, three women, three continents. Three battles to fight. Although they don’t know each other, Smita, Giulia and Sarah are unknowingly linked by their most intimate and singular bond.

Cast & Crew

Kim Raver

Kim Raver

Sarah

Lead
Fotinì Peluso

Fotinì Peluso

Giulia

Mia Maelzer

Mia Maelzer

Smita

Katharine King So

Katharine King So

Inès

Avi Nash

Avi Nash

Kamal

Sarah Abbott

Sarah Abbott

Hannah

Lydia Zadel

Lydia Zadel

Maeva

Manuela Ventura

Manuela Ventura

Madre Giulia

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Laetitia Colombani's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Braid is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker