Beau Is Afraid

Milquetoast Beau Wassermann (Joaquin Phoenix) lives alone in a downtown apartment building where every moment is a waking nightmare. Prone to anxiety and paranoia, he visits his longtime therapist (Stephen McKinley Henderson), who prepares him for his imminent journey to visit his mother (Patti LuPone). But mayhem ensues on the eve of Beau’s departure, spinning his life in a surreal new direction. Unable to reach his destination in a world gone insane, traveling on roads that don’t appear on any map, Beau is forced to confront his own life and the lies he’s been told by those closest to him.