Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though he can't relate to the neighbourhood kids, things take an unexpected turn when he develops an unusual friendship with the widowed old man from next door.
Acting
Brian Dennehy's final role—subtle, heartbreaking, perfect.
Writing
Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen pack 83 minutes with decades of life.
Direction
Andrew Ahn lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Director
Andrew Ahn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brian Dennehy died in April 2020; this was his final film. The VFW bar scenes were shot in upstate New York near his actual home.
Director Andrew Ahn specifically wanted a non-autistic actor for Cody to avoid 'inspiration porn' tropes—the character's sensitivity is just who he is, not a condition to overcome.
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