The death of Isabelle Reed thrusts her family consisting of her husband Conrad Reed (Devin Druid) and two sons Jonah Reed (Jesse Eisenberg) and Gene Reed (Gabriel Byrne) in to a process of bereavement in which they have to each manage their different stages of grief. Isabelle an ex war photographer dies as a result of a car crash near their house which plummets her family into a vow of silence in which they each suppress their real feelings towards her death.
This drama film directed by Joachim Trier depicts the fractured family life that unfolds and how her youngest son Gene retreats in to himself and disconnects from society by playing games in his room and how her eldest son Jonah tries to run away from his responsibilities of being a parent to his new born baby. This heart-warming drama shows how the family come together and deal with her death in turn discovering and learning how to deal with the process of grief.
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Jesse Eisenberg, Devin Druid, Isabelle Huppert, Amy Ryan, Ruby Jerins, Megan Ketch, David Strathairn, Rachel Brosnahan, Russell Posner, Harry Ford