Manchester by the Sea 2016, written and directed by Kenneth Lonegan, starring Oscar winner Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams.

Manchester by the Sea is a poignant, realistic portrayal of the damages experienced by a family and a community created by loss. It is wonderfully acted by Casey Affleck in particular, who plays a man who has numbed his pain and grief from loss, so that he is simply surviving life with a shield of distance and a lack of reactivity to most things and to relationships with people. All of this results from a catastrophic accident that destroyed his family. It's a must see, earning 6 Oscar nominations and winning two, for best actor and best screenplay.