In their finely appointed Connecticut home, Agnes and Tobias have grown used to the imperfection and fragility of their marriage. Quietly nursing their grief over the death of their son, they get by well enough together. Agnes' boozy sister wanders in and out, and they allow anxiety-stricken...
The author's documentary film gets to the heart of the mother-son relationship with the help of interviews and family pictures. Through feeling the boundaries of different life attitudes, we move away and get closer. Like a mother who framed her son's sexual orientation with prayers, and like a son...