(That's probably one of the reasons she got the part.) She makes us believe in Christine and her problems, which is no easy task. She resembles Christine Chubbuck physically. Even if they don't fully believe her, they have their own problems, and they move on to other matters. People keep asking her, 'Are you OK?' She always assures them that she's OK, and they believe her. In the film, her behavior was strange and sometimes bizarre.
She was well educated and financially comfortable, but her interpersonal life was in shambles. Christine Chubbuck was a person with depression, or possibly bipolar illness. If you check Wikipedia, you'll know that much of what we see actually happened. Rebecca Hall plays Christine Chubbuck, a TV reporter in Sarasota, Florida. Christine (2016/I) was directed by Antonio Campos.
