Puzzle

Puzzle

2018103 min6.5 / 10

A quiet, introspective character study of a suburban housewife discovering selfhood and passion through puzzle-solving, tinged with wistful melancholy and gentle hope.

After years of caring exclusively for the needs of her husband and children, Agnes, a devoted housewife living in a small town near New York, has found something she really enjoys doing: solving puzzles.

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