Daniel is seen to have a strained relationship with his surviving son, Nathan, as well as turning to alcohol, and Allison is seen struggling with an opioid addiction. This untimely death, as to be expected, is shown to have torn the family apart. The man tells Allison that he heard about the accident, and she explains that the woman who did not survive was about to be her sister-in-law. A man in a local bar asks Allison if she's engaged to Nathan, and she replies that she 'was'. Additionally, in the trailer, we learn more about what happened during the life-altering accident, as well as the consequences of which the previously happy family is currently suffering.

Brief scenes from the tragic accident are shown, and Daniel is seen taking a heartbreaking phone call as he explains, via the voice-over, that 'in life, of course, nothing is nearly as neat and tidy'.

On this journey, she strikes up an unlikely friendship with her would-be father-in-law who, it turns out, might be the only person able to help her move forward.Īll too soon, however, this picture-perfect summary takes an incredibly dark turn. In the years following the tragedy, Allison battles with unresolved grief and recovery from opioid addiction. However, when Allison survives a tragic accident that tears her family apart, her picture-perfect life quickly takes a nosedive. Previously, Allison had it all a devoted fiancé, a promising career, and a tight-knit circle of family and friends. With his next film, Braff looks to be returning to his more dramatic and personal roots.īraff's latest film, A Good Person, centers on a struggling young woman, Allison, as she painstakingly tries to put the crumbling pieces of her life back together. Since then, he has dipped his toes into directing mainstream fare such as the 2017 remake of Going in Style, and episodes of hit shows such as Ted Lasso and Shrinking. It wasn't until ten years later that he released his follow-up film Wish I Was Here.

In 2004 Scrubs star Zach Braffmade his big break into the world of filmmaking with the critical and commercial hit indie dramedy Garden State.

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