MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, 15, 137MINS

Stephen Joseph Theatre: Feb 17at 2.45pm and 7.45pm, Feb 18 at 2pm, 5pm, 8pm

Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) works as a janitor in an apartment building in Chicago.

It’s an unedifying existence and Lee unfairly channels his resentment at the tenants. Out of the blue, Lee receives a telephone call from family friend George (CJ Wilson). His older brother Joe (Kyle Chandler) has suffered a heart attack. By the time Lee arrives at the hospital, Joe has passed and the younger sibling must break the tragic news to his truculent 16-year-old nephew, Patrick (Lucas Hedges). A meeting with family lawyer Wes (Josh Hamilton) reveals that Joe named Lee as Patrick’s legal guardian. Lee and his teenager ward muddle through grief.