Watch: Teaser Trailer For Phillip Noyce's HBO Film 'Mary And Martha' Starring Hilary Swank & Brenda Blethyn

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by Kevin Jagernauth
March 19, 2013 12:17 PM
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Oh hey, Hilary Swank, remember her? The two-time Oscar winner, who hasn't really made a decent movie since "Million Dollar Baby" (though if we're being charitable, "Conviction" wasn't awful, just forgettable -- bet you didn't even remember that one) heads to HBO for her next effort, which looks like a definite improvement over her last few movies.

Directed by Phillip Noyce ("Salt," "Rabbit-Proof Fence") and penned by Richard Curtis ("Love Actually," "War Horse"), "Mary And Martha" certainly has its bonafides, telling the story of two women who emerge from a traumatic family tragedy to form a unique bond while fighting for the eradication of malaria. So yes, it all looks Very Important, with some heroic people doing life-saving things. But this is also the kind of material could veer into the wrong kind of tone very quickly, but as long as Blethyn is in it, we have some faith it could possibly deliver.

HBO will drop the film on April 20th -- watch below to get a little preview.

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ska-triumph | March 19, 2013 11:03 PMReply

I just saw the full trailer after the teaser. It gets high-and-mighty real quick it seems. Forcing Swank's character to face politicians and such. I'm surprised that Noyce is doing this... I thought this would/could stay a bit more subtle, intimate. We'll see.
Joao | March 19, 2013 12:50 PMReply

I also thought 'Freedom Writers' and 'Amelia' were quite good! I'll definitely be watching this!