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JENNIFER LAWRENCE PORTRAYS A VETERAN STRUGGLING WITH A BRAIN INJURY IN 'CAUSEWAY'

New film starring Jennifer Lawrence depicts experience of U.S. Veteran with traumatic brain injury with scientific accuracy and depiction of invisible wounds

The new movie Causeway from Apple Studios and A24 stars Jennifer Lawrence as Lynsey, a soldier who has returned from Afghanistan. At home in New Orleans, she bonds with James (played by Brian Tyree Henry).

The film follows Lynsey, a military engineer who suffered a traumatic brain injury while deployed in Afghanistan, and her struggles with rehabilitation and depression adjusting to life back home.

Lynsey must learn how to walk again, and rejuvenate her memory. Returning home to Louisiana also surfaces new mental traumas about her childhood. During her new job as pool cleaner, she meets Tyree

Henry's character. As their friendship blossoms, they rely on each other more and more for support.

Often considered an invisible disability, a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is not one that anyone can recognize by outward appearance. The film shows explores how this type of injury can impact a person's life, both physically and mentally. It also depicts the difficulty the people around Lynsey havin in understanding the impact TBI has on her, and how serious and longlasting the effects can be.

The film hails from esteemed studio A24, and represents director Lila Neugebauer’s debut film. Response to the project has been positive. Causeway is already generating awards buzz for Lawrence and Tyree Henry. Early critical reviews praised Lawrence’s performance as a strong return to form in her movie career.

HIDDEN TRAUMA: A soldier struggling with invisible wounds tries adjust to being back home in New Orleans.

Causeway is streaming on Apple TV+through the Apple TV app on your device, or in a web browser at tv.apple.com.