I’m struggling a bit to know what to say about this movie, because I thought it was just simply really good. The movie starts off with two kinds of ‘floods’: while London becomes submerged during a climate disaster, our heroin’s water breaks and her baby is born. The internal upheaval and sense of displacement a new parent might feel at finding their lives completely altered by the arrival of their baby, is therefore reflected in the chaos of the wider world as civilization breaks down. At the same time, having a newborn to care for makes the crisis even more acute: throughout the story you can really feel the desperation and terror of having to find shelter and safety for the baby. 

The main focus of the story is not the events playing out in the larger world, but the internal struggles, worries and impossible decisions that come with being a new mother. Jodie Comber’s amazing performance manages to convey all of this, often without it even needing to be spoken aloud. Add this to the beautiful cinematography and great supporting performances, and this is definitely a movie to recommend.