Rosemead

12/26/2025

How far would you go to protect the welfare and well-being of a loved one? Are there any bounds in this, or is it something driven by the care and concern we hold for the individual we’re looking to support, something that knows no limitation, even if it involves violating legal, social and ethical standards? On top of all that, when circumstances reach a critical level, can we bring ourselves to follow through on our intentions? Those are among the hard questions raised in this fact-based drama about a terminally ill single mother, Irene (Lucy Liu), struggling to attend to the needs of her 17-year-old schizophrenic son, Joe (Lawrence Shou), a kind-hearted young man whose condition, unfortunately, is steadily worsening, causing him to become increasingly unpredictable and a genuine danger