Human Touch (2017)
Género : Drama
Tiempo de ejecución : 7M
Director : Xavier Brydges
Sinopsis
Two withdrawn individuals constantly seeking human connection, role-play their first accidental encounters
Un enfermero introvertido (Tim Roth) y con tendencia a la depresión se dedica a ayudar a pacientes terminales, al tiempo que trata de retomar la relación con la familia que abandonó.
Dallas y Rusty son muy buenos amigos. Sus vidas se basan en seducir a mujeres, beber interminables litros de alcohol y los arrestos frecuentes... Hasta que Rusty entabla una estrecha relación con Bob, psicólogo y novio de su madre, que se convertirá en una influencia positiva para él y le empujará a una encrucijada en la que deberá elegir si sigue con ese estilo de vida o si, finalmente, decide luchar por su sueño...lo que causa un conflicto con Dallas, que se siente abandonado. (FILMAFFINITY)
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