Her main source of excitement is her childhood friend Jo, a freewheeling social worker who frequently calls upon Mara when she finds herself in some sort of self-inflicted crisis.

After Jo is fired from her latest job for regularly showing up late, she begins a downward spiral of depression and drugs that Mara has increasing difficulty understanding.

The dynamic of their relationship shifts over a decade as the women's lives diverge, both moving through jobs and a rotating cast of boyfriends as Mara finds her footing and Jo stumbles.

The website's critics consensus reads: "Fourteen subtly establishes the bond between its main characters -- and the way longtime friendships can erode by a matter of nearly invisible degrees.

[9] Jamie Dunn of Sight & Sound wrote "Sallitt's thoughtful, incisive film articulates the feeling of an intense companionship fading imperceptibly over time, and shows such relationships to be just as complex, tempestuous and painful as those of the romantic variety.