In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American expat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

Повучен учитељ енглеског језика који пати од тешке гојазности покушава да се поново повеже са својом отуђеном ћерком тинејџерком за последњу шансу за искупљење.

Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between miniDV footage as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.

Усамљени сценариста улази у везу са мистериозним комшијом са спрата испод, док покушава да се носи са трагедијом из прошлости.