I knew I wasn’t the only one who hated towing companies…
In underdog film Tow, Rose Byrne is beautifully moving as a down-on-her-luck woman seeking justice. From director Stephanie Laing (Apple TV+’s Your Friends & Neighbors), the film premiered at Tribeca in Spotlight Narrative.
The film follows former addict Amanda (Byrne), who, when the car she’s living in is wrongfully towed, is forced to rely on the kindness of a nonprofit lawyer (Dominic Sessa) as well as her own perseverance to survive.
Never seen without her bright pink bandana, Byrne balances a recklessness while being fearlessly bold. Amanda is clearly flawed but endearing enough to love and root for, regardless. At the climax of the film, during a deposition hearing, Byrne is completely vulnerable, giving a career-best monologue.
Byrne recently shone in A24’s Sundance pic If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, described as “a horror movie about motherhood” (which could also apply to Tow).