Summary: | A tour-de-force and eight years in the making, this is a powerful, superbly-drawn and deeply moving portrait of a young man coming to terms with his dying father, and with his own life, as he takes care of the old man in his final months. You're 29, able-bodied and unemployed. You've got ambitions as an artist, but no prospects. No problem. Move into a retirement home trailer park with your 68 year old father who's recently been inducted into a local hospice program. Become the chief, 24 hour career. Add a pinch of salt, and stir. Simmer for 8 years.
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