Casey Affleck won the Best Actor Oscar for his unforgettable performance in Kenneth Lonergans deeply moving tale of grief and redemption. On hearing the news that his brother Joe has suffered a fatal heart attack, Lee, a solitary and morose janitor working in Boston, returns home to the small Massachusetts fishing town. Discovering that Joe has made him sole guardian of his son Patrick, Lee realises that he is going to have to confront the secrets of his past and the events that drove him away. Michelle Williams gives an equally electrifying performance as Lees ex-wife. What the press said \"Tremendous heart and soul. A tightly wound star turn from Casey Affleck helps writer-director Kenneth Lonergan deliver on his early promise in this heartbreaking tale of love and regret\" Guardian