Manchester by the Sea

Lee Chandler returns to the small coastal town of Manchester to take care of his teenage nephew following his brother's death. There, he must confront the past that forced him to leave. Kenneth Lonergan writes and directs a film about grief that rejects easy catharsis: some wounds don't heal, some damage can't be repaired. Casey Affleck won the Oscar with a performance of heartbreaking restraint. A masterpiece about the helplessness of forgiveness.

Lonergan writes and directs with brutal honesty about grief. Casey Affleck won the Oscar for portraying a character shattered from within.