Directed by:
Sandra NettelbeckScreenplay:
Sandra NettelbeckCinematography:
Michael BertlCast:
Ashley Judd, Goran Visnjic, Lauren Lee Smith, Alexia Fast, Alberta Watson, Leah Cairns, David Hewlett, David Nykl, Chelah Horsdal, Ali Liebert, Sunita Prasad (more)Plots(1)
On the outside, Helen (Ashley Judd) has the perfect life - a loving family, a beautiful house and a successful career - but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depression, Helen befriends Mathilda (Lauren Lee Smith), a kindred spirit struggling with bipolar disorder. Together the two find the solace they had been seeking. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Ashley Judd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/324/159324464_caf47a.jpg)
Ashley Judd
USA
![Goran Visnjic](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/113/163113396_0dc381.jpg)
Goran Visnjic
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Ice Age (2002)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) (video compilation)
![Lauren Lee Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275329_1b5a80.jpg)
Lauren Lee Smith
Canada
Best movies:
The Last Kiss (2006)
Helen (2009)
Ascension (2014) (series)
![Alexia Fast](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/460/460033_9e79dd.jpg)
Alexia Fast
Canada
Best movies:
Jack Reacher (2012)
Blackbird (2012)
Helen (2009)
![Alberta Watson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272768_7b8d3d.jpg)
Alberta Watson
Canada
Best movies:
Women of Valor (1986) (TV movie)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
![Leah Cairns](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277688_f22960.jpg)
Leah Cairns
Canada
Best movies:
Interstellar (2014)
Helen (2009)
Saving Milly (2005) (TV movie)
![David Hewlett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/436/162436928_46069a.jpg)
David Hewlett
UK
Best movies:
Stargate Atlantis: Rising (2004) (TV movie)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Get Down (2001)
![David Nykl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/463/162463305_b8a80e.png)
David Nykl
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Soda (1998)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Joan of Arc (1999) (TV movie)
![Chelah Horsdal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/205/163205891_70358a.jpg)
Chelah Horsdal
Canada
Best movies:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Elegy (2008)
![Ali Liebert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280108_18981c.jpg)
Ali Liebert
Canada
Best movies:
Wonder (2017)
Helen (2009)
Bomb Girls - Facing the Enemy (2014) (TV movie)
![Sunita Prasad](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278966_c43ec4.jpg)
Sunita Prasad
Best movies:
Helen (2009)
Donovan's Echo (2011)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Veena Sood
Kenya
Best movies:
50/50 (2011)
The Accused (1988)
Two for the Money (2005)
David Quinlan
Ireland
Best movies:
Dragged Across Concrete (2018)
Helen (2009)
Write Before Christmas (2019) (TV movie)
![Mylène Dinh-Robic](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812508_224699.jpg)
Mylène Dinh-Robic
Canada
Best movies:
Clouds (2020)
Helen (2009)
The Wolf and the Lion (2021)
Robin Nielsen
Best movies:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Helen (2009)
Wrongfully Accused (1998)
![David Lewis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/176/160176139_3edecc.jpg)
David Lewis
Canada
Best movies:
Man of Steel (2013)
Door to Door (2002) (TV movie)
Helen (2009)
![Adrian Hough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/798/161798823_432e0a.jpg)
Adrian Hough
Best movies:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Jonathan Holmes
UK
Best movies:
Hulk Vs. (2009)
Helen (2009)
Nightwatching (2007)
![Ken Kramer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/330/161330241_d61ac1.jpg)
Ken Kramer
Canada
Best movies:
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002)
Liar, Liar (1993) (TV movie)
Nuremberg (2000) (TV movie)
![Malcolm Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/887/162887218_1d8309.png)
Malcolm Stewart
Canada