In a secluded Idaho apartment, a reclusive English teacher named Charlie, portrayed with profound empathy by Brendan Fraser, grapples with immense personal grief and a deteriorating body, his severe obesity a physical manifestation of his inner turmoil. His quiet existence is disrupted when his estranged, angry teenage daughter Ellie, played by Sadie Sink, reappears, forcing a confrontation with a painful past he has long tried to escape. As Charlie desperately attempts to reconnect with her in what he feels may be his final days, he is surrounded by a small circle including a blunt yet caring nurse, Hong Chau, and a young missionary, Ty Simpkins, each seeking their own form of salvation. Directed with unflinching intimacy by Darren Aronofsky from a screenplay by Samuel D. Hunter, this raw and emotionally charged drama explores the depths of regret, the fragile search for redemption, and the powerful, often painful, need for human connection.