Even though summer is already coming to an end, we continue to search for treasures in the catalogs of streaming platforms and this week we looked at the movie four days from 2022 that can be seen on Netflix. This film was directed by Rodrigo García and tells the story of a young woman named Molly who, after ten years of heroin use, feels like she has ruined her life and that of her family. In order to get the money she needs to buy drugs, Molly has built a whole universe of lies and deception. Her life changes when she is offered a new drug that could help her start over if she can stay clean for four days. To achieve this, she will need the help of her mother Deb, who has very clear ideas. four days is an intense drama about drug addiction starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis as mother and daughter.
the movie 4 days is inspired by several real cases of people who are struggling to overcome their drug addiction, but the starting point for this story is an article written by journalist Eli Saslow for The Washington Post published in 2016 and entitled Who is Amandine? A story of truths, lies and American addition. The article tells the story of Amanda Wendler, a young woman addicted to opioids who also tried to escape this hell at her mother’s house, Libby, in the suburbs of Detroit. Although Amanda tries, she cannot stay sober and her story became a source of inspiration for the director of this film.
the movie four days adapted Amanda’s story by adding some artistic license and with some changes to what happened. After this premiered, Amanda gave an interview to Fox News in 2021 in which she explained How was your recovery experience?. As she explains, addicts can recover with effort and determination: “We recover… I’m a living testimony to that,” Amanda Wendler explained. “I’ve been to over 20 different rehab centers, but… with therapy and meetings, recovery is possible,” Amanda added.
These comments from Amanda Wendler had a big impact in the United States for the problem that the opioid crisis posed to society as a whole. At that time, drug overdose deaths had reached an all-time high and had become a complex problem for all citizens.
What happens in the movie four days?
This touching story begins when Molly shows up at her mother’s door to tell her that stopped using drugs. At first, Deb doesn’t believe her daughter because she has told her the same thing on other occasions and she doesn’t let her into the house. He thinks that Molly will steal anything from her and disappear as usually happens. Since she doesn’t want to abandon her daughter either, she decides to take her to a rehabilitation center. There, they learn that there is a monthly injection that could help with the recovery process. Molly only needs to stay clean for four more days to start receiving treatment, but it will be a challenge for her and for her mother who will have to help her once again.
According to the synopsis of this film: “4 Days is an emotional roller coaster in which hope and codependency go hand in hand in a plot that reveals the suffering of millions of people during this era of addiction that is plaguing the United States. . 4 days It’s a movie about a mother’s love for a daughter with problems and on the importance of willpower to achieve anything.
The cast of this movie
The protagonists of this film are the actresses Glenn Close who plays the role of Debthe young woman’s mother and Molly, the heroin-addicted daughter, played by actress Mila Kunis. The cast also includes actors Stephen Root who plays the role of Chris, Joshua Leonard as Sean, Rebecca Field as Coach Miller, Chad Lindberg as Eric, Michael Hyatt as Lisa and Sam Hennings as Dale.
In addition to this film on streaming platforms you can find other fictions in which their protagonists try to overcome their drug addiction as Leaving Las Vegas (1995), train tracking (1996), 28 days (2000), Diary of a Rebel (1995), Radius (2004) or dependence (2007). The movie 4 Days is a good option for those looking for a drama that closely follows the process of drug detoxification and what it can mean for a family.
