The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

A heavy-handed slog of a movie.

Waste of 1:35 hours! What was the point of the movie? Was it supposed to show me something I havent seen before. I could walk outside, talk to any victim of homelessness, DV, a car accident, etc and get this same experience. It literally stops time for 1 hour and 30 minutes.Ill never get that time back. Not sure why so many people found this to be so great. It sucked!

Feels like you are watching a documentary the acting is so good. There is so much to learn here.

A personal and insightful tale for the other half, that represents the most oppressed group in this country, this world and the history of our species, because no matter how badly any group has ever suffered, their women have always suffered more. Well casted. Well Acted. Well crafted.

The The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open, is just pure trauma porn. Worse, it is exploitative of women it claims to want us to have empathy for. Rosie stays in the camera's gaze, with no agency and no escape from the gaze. This is not done ironically. This is done for the self aggrandizement of the filmmakers. This is white feminist guilt masquerading behind an Indigenous face - and feeling good about itself, because after all, Rosie goes back to the abusive boyfriend because she wasn't quite ready for her liberation. Please look closer and not be guilt ridden yourself. If this film was made by only a white person - and not co-directed with an Indigenous woman - would the reviews be so generous? Women who have really lived in the margins and on the street find this film lacking in authenticity and as about as sincere as a plastic trinket.

SHAKY CAM ALERT!! Ok, I've made it clear I can't stand shaky cam. Frankly, it's lazy filmmaking. It's a gimmick and it can work, but most of the time it just makes the viewer seasick. There's a worthwhile story here, but it's overwhelmed by decisions that didn't work for me. Filmed predominately in one long take, the picture has a realness. There's an everyday quality to the characters. After about 15 minutes I needed a break because I had a headache. I wanted to give this film the full attention it deserved. When I returned the next day I was impressed with the delicate performances of the two leads Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Violet Nelson. It was not only Nelson's first feature film, it was her first acting credit period. Tailfeathers also co-wrote and directed with Kathleen Hepburn. Interestingly, when the camera becomes more steady the film starts to congeal. The movie feels like it could be a documentary. It's a Canadian feature, but it's about a pair of indigenous woman who meet by chance. There just aren't enough films like this being made. Our natives have great stories and they should be hear just like anyone else. Often our indigenous are the forgotten minority. What's worse than shaky cam? Shakey cam in a car! Holy Crap! I want to like this, but watch it on the biggest screen you have or be prepared to be annoyed. Behind it all there is a compelling story that needs to be told, but there are many distractions. I would have loved this film to be a little less gimmicky. Your milage will vary depending on whether or not you like the gimmicks. Final Score: 6.3/10

Wow. How lonnnnnnng without a cut? Flawlessly natural and utterly, heartbreakingly believable. Astonishing that one of its stars, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, was also the film's co-director, co-writer, and a producer. Aila runs into Rosie by chance, out on the street, crying in the rain, barefoot, bruised, bleeding, and pendant, with a man yelling at her from across the intersection. Rosie is put-upon yet still plays with the expectations others (both characters in the film, and those in the audience) would put upon her, a victim who refuses to be entirely victimized. TBRWTWBO is both a lesson in underestimating native women, and a reinforcement of the terribly complicated situation they find themselves in in today's society. Rather brilliant.

Stupid movie , not even worth watching it... pointless

excellent movie - very thought provoking portrayal of two women, (the effects of domestic) abuse and human emotion - worth seeing for sure... it leaves you thinking about human nature, victimization, class, and culture

Filmed in the downtown east side of Vancouver. We watched it on Netflix the other night and it was really well done and we enjoyed the story line.