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After a traumatic incident during his residency, young medical student James Hayman (Namir Smallwood) is transferred to a rural hospital for a fresh start. Noticing that James is struggling to connect with his patients, Dr. Harrison (veteran stage and screen actor Michael Potts) suggests he take a class on bedside manner and facilitating closer relationships with his patients. The demons of James’ past begin to catch up with him when he is overwhelmed by a young asthmatic patient (Sidney Flanigan, NEVER SOMETIMES ALWAYS) with mysterious symptoms. His grip on reality begins to slip as his disturbing nightmares, anxious speculations, and physical injuries collide with the harsh realities of the medical world. Following on from the predecessors of SAINT FRANCES and GHOSTLIGHT, director Alex Thompson assembles a strong ensemble of veteran actors, guided by this humanistic and unconventional vision of the genre.
