A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Acting
Fraser's eyes alone deserve the Oscar. Sink matches him blow for blow.
Production
The apartment is a character—cramped, suffocating, weirdly holy.
Writing
That 'Moby Dick' essay reveal? Devastating.
Director
Darren Aronofsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 600lb suit took hours daily; Fraser called it 'austere discipline.' He also insisted on limited takes to preserve physical/emotional exhaustion.
The play's author Sam Hunter wrote Charlie partly from his own Mormon upbringing and struggles—Thomas's missionary failure mirrors Hunter's crisis of faith.
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