An emotionally troubled man is forced to care for the obese 10-year-old son he has never met. Together they embark on a high-stakes journey to determine their future together, even as the world tries to tear them apart.
Acting
Nivola's crumbling restraint, Haley's devastating presence.
Direction
Albertin's refusal to look away from ugliness.
Director
Jaron Albertin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eli Haley had never acted before; Albertin found him through an open casting call for plus-size children, and his raw inexperience bleeds into Will's fragility.
The title's cruel irony: Will's physical weight versus Joel's complete absence of emotional gravity — neither can escape what they carry.
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