A boy who can't feel anything. A mother who feels everything. Buckle up.
The story of a teenage boy who suffers from a rare disorder that prevents him from feeling. We follow the journey of a single mother going through her son's physical and emotional changes.
Acting
Bryce Gheisar's blank-slate performance is eerily precise.
Direction
Amini lets silence do the screaming.
Writing
Kristen subplot lands harder than expected.
Director
Max Amini
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gheisar spent two weeks with a neurologist studying patients with congenital analgesia to nail the physical stillness.
The title's 'Second' refers to both James II and the second chance at connection—originally titled 'Anodyne' until test audiences revolted.
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