Disfluency

It’s a testament to “Disfluency”‘s ultimate affect, and the lead performances, that it can successfully overcome the preachiness of Baumgarten’s script.

…a reminder of why rape must still be regarded as a deeply serious crime in 2K25, but that messaging is secondary to a moving, thoughtful and sensitive film about recovery…

Disfluency gets lost in some of its own distractions, but in this case, they also serve as disfluencies, elevating material that is otherwise simply too rudimentary for the story being told.


While the broad strokes are familiar, it’s in the smaller details where Disfluency feels so grounded, genuine, and intimate.

An Independent Spirit worthy directorial debut from Anna Baumgarten.

Disfluency has all the warmth of Lady Bird and the urgency of Never Rarely Sometimes Always. It’s quietly confident, a reminder of the essential nature of storytelling.

The Barers sell every emotion in their performances.

All helping to make Disfluency a hugely empathetic, emotive and rewarding experience.

Libe Barer's performance is, in a word, mesmerizing.