Intensive Care

Margaret Davies’ life is turned upside down when her husband John lays comatose in the ICU unit of a Southern hospital. To make things worse, Margaret has been drinking to dull the pain. She shares with her daughter, Kate Richards, and son-in-law, Lucas, the preposterous story about her husband John’s accident. She says that one afternoon while on a beautiful drive, from out of nowhere John pulls into a roadside eatery. As Margaret waits in the car, John climbs to the top of the neon sign and jumps off. Upon hearing this delusional tale, Kate breaks down and is unable to bear the person that her mother has become. But, unfortunately, the family must now face the sobering decision of life or death, as John’s condition worsens and doctors recommend turning off his life support. Margaret’s hold on reality slips. And, after a series of chance encounters coupled with her over-consumption, Margaret becomes convinced that the young, neglected and abused boy next door, T.J., possesses her dying husband’s soul. Caught between reality and fantasy, she kidnaps the 11-year-old and takes him on a coastal road-trip to revisit the better times she shared with her husband. On the road, Margaret’s mental state continues to deteriorate and the bond between her and T.J. grows stronger, it becomes it’s apparent that they both need each other more than they know. A worried Kate puts out a missing person report for the two and as the police get closer to them, Margaret finally recognizes that she must bravely face life’s present moment, before she slips further into madness, putting both herself and young T.J. at risk.