Summaries

When the movie opens, a man is just re-emerging into the world after a nervous breakdown caused by the traumatic loss of his wife while his son was just an infant. It's 7 years later, and the man has repressed the memories of his wife's death, and spends his time working a menial job and leaving small gifts on the front porch of the home where his son is now being raised. Eventually, the man and the boy come face to face and, as he and the boy start to bond, the man begins to remember fragments of the buried trauma. While this experience propels him inevitably back to mental trauma, He tries his best to connect with his son in a critical way.—Sarah Thorp

The movie is a sweet, character-driven comedic drama about a father who has suffered a nervous breakdown and is now trying to reconnect with his estranged son, while simultaneously attempting to navigate what has become for him a strange and unfamiliar world.—Sarah Thorp

Details

Keywords
  • father son relationship
  • independent film
  • mental illness
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Apr 26, 2008
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations Los Angeles, California, USA

Box office

Budget $25000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 22m
Sound mix Dolby SR
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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