24 minutes to break your heart — and maybe your ethics.
A young man taking care of his terminally ill father must decide whether to help his father end his own life.
Acting
Bruce McGill's raw, unsentimental fragility.
Direction
Bloch lets silences scream louder than dialogue.
Director
Jon Bloch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jon Bloch reportedly wrote this after his own father's prolonged illness, shooting in his childhood home for authenticity.
McGill, known for tough-guy roles (Animal House, MacGyver), campaigned for the part after reading the script and refusing payment.
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