Causeway
Overview
Causeway is a 2022 drama film directed by Lila Neugebauer, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Lynsey, a US soldier who suffers a traumatic brain injury while serving in Afghanistan. She returns home to New Orleans to recover. She struggles with her physical and mental injuries. She forms a friendship with James (Brian Tyree Henry), a local mechanic who is also struggling. The film is a quiet, intimate, and powerful character study about trauma, recovery, and the importance of human connection. It was a critical success, earning over $1 million on a $10 million budget. Jennifer Lawrence gives a powerful, understated performance as a woman who is trying to find herself again. The film is a must-see for fans of character-driven dramas. The film is a beautiful, heartbreaking, and hopeful film about the healing power of friendship.
