'The Cry' review: A brutally honest depiction of the darker side of motherhood
Joanna's journey from being a mother to a woman is what defines the very charm of 'The Cry' and takes the depiction of postpartum depression to a different level.
Postpartum depression is a subject rarely spoken about. However, the harsh truth is it exists and it can as dangerous as any mental illness. While Mark Shelley penned down the traumatizing effect of postpartum depression through her 1823 novel, 'Frankenstein', the ultimate face put to a mother's fear about her baby not being born a human. Over the years, the subject has been dealt with in various forms of art, including movies like 'Rosemary's Baby' (1968) and 'Prevenge' (2016). However, nothing could hold up the aftermath of postpartum depression better than BBC 1 mini-series 'The Cry'.
