Janet Planet begins as eleven-year-old Lacy, played by Zoe Ziegler, dramatically demands her mother, Janet, played by Julianne Nicholson, take her home. Home is somewhere in the woods of Western Massachusetts, where Janet operates an acupuncture practice and lives the hippie life. Zoe Ziegler, playing Janet's daughter, tries to bond with her mother while watching men and women, lovers and friends, come and go. Scenes unfold slowly, often silently, with compelling single shot views. It doesn't seem like much is happening in Janet Planet and yet there's plenty going on. The ending comes with a hush.
