Vanessa Kirby & Ellen Burstyn on Their Poignant New Film “Pieces of a Woman”

It is rare that a film as difficult to watch as Pieces of a Woman compels you to watch it multiple times. That’s the case with Netflix’s new aching drama, in which the acting and story are presented in such an authentic way that it offers new layers with each successive viewing.

The first English language film by director Kornél Mundruczó and his partner and screenwriter Kata Wéber, 

Screenwriter Kata Wéber on Grief and Healing in “Pieces of a Woman”

Screenwriter and playwright Kata Wéber wrote Pieces of a Woman as a play before adapting it for the screen in partnership with director Kornél Mundruczó for their first English language film (premiering on January 7 on Netflix). Their last film was the award-winning White God, and the two have had both a long creative and personal history together. This story of Martha (Vanessa Kirby), a mother grieving the loss of her newborn child,