Die, My Love is a story about identity, isolation, and the fragile boundary between love and despair. Grace (Jennifer Lawrence) is a young mother struggling to reconcile her inner turmoil with the expectations of family and society. Living in the Montana countryside with her husband and newborn, she appears to have a peaceful life. Until cracks begin to form. What starts as anxiety and detachment soon unravels into something darker and more chaotic, as she battles the crushing weight of postpartum depression psychosis. As her perception of reality begins to distort, both she and the audience are forced to confront the devastating consequences of untreated pain.
What works in Die, My Love are Jennifer Lawrence’s astonishingly raw performance, the breathtaking cinematography, and the film’s unflinching honesty. Lawrence gives a fearless portrayal. She is visceral, unpredictable, and heartbreakingly human. She inhabits every flicker of emotion with precision, balancing rage, confusion, and exhaustion in ways that feel painfully authentic. Director Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin) captures the experience with haunting visual poetry: wide, sun-drenched fields that contrast the suffocating darkness within the protagonist’s mind. The film’s dreamlike imagery mirrors the protagonist’s unraveling psyche, creating an aesthetic that is as beautiful as it is harrowing. Die, My Love refuses to sanitize or soften its subject, and that transparency makes it unforgettable.
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People sensitive to depictions of mental illness, self-harm, or psychological breakdown may find Die, My Love extremely difficult to watch. The film’s heavy nature is intentional. It is meant to unsettle, to challenge, and to make viewers sit with discomfort. For some, that might feel overwhelming. In addition, the narrative is intentionally disorienting due to Lawrence’s character being an unreliable narrator. The audience experiences reality through her distorted perspective. This can leave viewers feeling lost or emotionally drained, though that effect is deliberate. Finally, the film offers little relief or catharsis. There are no heroes here, only people consumed by sadness. These are characters to sympathize with, even when we can’t fully understand them.
Die, My Love is a brutal, mesmerizing descent into the human mind at its most fractured. It’s not an easy film to endure, but it’s one that demands empathy and reflection. Anchored by Jennifer Lawrence’s career-defining performance and Ramsay’s uncompromising vision, it’s a haunting exploration of motherhood, madness, and the limits of self. Recommended — with caution.
Recommended if you enjoyed: Black Swan, Women Talking, Revolutionary Road
Die, My Love is available in theaters beginning on November 7th, 2025.
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