Bounce

• Drama
• Romance

Following a reckless impulse fueled by self-interest, advertising executive Buddy Amaral inadvertently alters his destiny and becomes consumed by a profound and isolating guilt when the flight he avoided crashes, killing all passengers. The film doesn’t focus on the tragedy itself, but on the painfully awkward and unexpectedly hopeful path Buddy takes towards atonement – a journey not of grand gestures, but of quiet, stumbling attempts to connect with the woman he believes is now a widow, grappling with his own alcoholism and the weight of a life seemingly spared by chance. It’s a surprisingly gentle examination of grief and responsibility, framed not as a soaring melodrama but as an intimate, often humorous, exploration of a man dismantling his self-absorption, revealing a melancholic tenderness beneath layers of professional polish. The narrative hinges on the unsettling question of whether genuine connection can emerge from such a devastating and morally ambiguous situation, suggesting that even accidental interventions in fate might hold unexpected possibilities for healing.