With no lust for life, two members of an adult mental health program struggle for the will to live. They try to find resilience at their darkest hour.

SYNOPSIS:

Joseph Tatum and Tommy Sanchez are two young adults who attend a treatment center for substance abuse and mental health. While these two share a close bond, they have very different personality traits. Joseph has a sarcastic demeanor and Tommy is so sensitive to what other people think, it is to the point of paranoia. Joseph is not a spiritual person in the traditional sense and Tommy holds out hope for miracles. However, one aspect they do have in common is the constant struggle for the will to live.

Joseph has already planned on ending his life the night after his older brother, Derek, returns from Europe. However, in a strange twist of fate, Joseph's intention is hindered as Derek is killed in a car crash the night he returns from his trip. Joseph's world is shaken, not only because his older brother has perished, but now has a hard time grappling with the fact that he must live on for his parents as he is the only child they have left.

Tommy is diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder, but this does not stop him from performing daily mundane tasks, such as holding down a part-time job at a supermarket. He desperately craves approval and love but feels like a quintessential reject. One night, after some heavy boozing, he sees an angelic apparition that encourages him to end his agony and commit suicide. Tommy does not know if this is actually a supernatural being coming to save him or a symptom of his illness.

What also connects these two are the broken relationships with the people they care about the most. Joseph's ex-girlfriend, Christina, comes back to see him at Derek's wake. A couple of days after the wake, Christina tries to cheer Joe up by dragging him to a fair. We see a glimpse of what was and what could have been between these two as Joe tries to find closure with Christina regarding their failed relationship, much to her objection. As for Tommy, he never got the acceptance he so desperately wanted from his mother and every time he reaches out to his family, they reject his advances. Another blow for Tommy is when his doctor reveals he has cancer. This enhances Tommy's uncertainty of whether he should go through with the divine woman's proposition.

It all comes to a head when Tommy meets Joseph at the cemetery by Derek's grave. Joseph reaches a breaking point and agonizes how it should be him that should be buried six feet under. Tommy tries to console him, but Joseph dismisses it and shrugs him off as crazy. Tommy curses Joseph out and storms off.

After their altercation, Joseph and Tommy succumb to their old ways to numb their pain. Tommy goes on a bender and makes a fool of himself at a sober party and Joseph hangs out with his old crew for a night of debauchery. Eventually, Joseph has second thoughts and does not partake in using drugs with his old pals, however, he stays with them throughout the night.

Eventually, both have their moment of clarity and decide they want to change their lives for the better. Tommy reunites with his family and finally gets the embrace and support he has been longing for. He stays at his parents’ house for the night and the next morning he sees the angelic woman again. She asks him if he has made his decision and Tommy tells her that he is not going to end his life. While there might be many obstacles, Tommy wants to live and fight through them.

Joseph wakes up in a park the next morning. One of his friend’s, Stacy, is the only one awake besides him. She confesses to him that she would love to make positive changes, starting with quitting the life of depravity but is too ambivalent to do so. Something clicks in Joe’s mind as he quickly dashes out of the park, takes the bus and makes his way back to the treatment center. He reunites with his counselor. Joseph admits that he has not taken his recovery seriously but wants a second chance. His counselor grants him this and Joseph makes his way to a group counseling session. We end on him in the back of the room, at first looking relieved, but slowly uncertainty starts to creep in.