In Mary Bronstein’s new film “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” Linda, played by Rose Byrne, is exhausted, physically and mentally.

Her husband is away for work for an extended period, and her seriously ill child is rapidly approaching a new crisis point. To add further stress, her apartment ceiling has collapsed, so she’s staying at a crummy motel; her therapist is growing frustrated with her; and the parking lot attendant at the hospital seems to have it in for her. Even a hamster is giving her a hard time.

Through it all, Linda is replacing sleep with a steady diet of wine and weed, driving her toward a full-on crash.

Bronstein’s film, which opens in selected theaters on Oct. 10, is not for the faint of heart – it’s a full-tilt plunge into the world of a woman coming undone, dragging view

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