The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
“A lifetime of loneliness...Or one day of love”
TV MovieDrama
Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system. As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is completely hermetically sealed against bacteria and virus, his food is specially prepared, and his only human contact comes in the form of gloved hands. The movie follows his life into a teenager.
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A tender, heartbreaking look at a life lived behind glass. It’s a poignant and claustrophobic portrait of isolation and the desperate yearning for connection, set against the backdrop of a loving but protective family.
melancholicclaustrophobicyearningpoignantslow-burn70s TV dramanaturalisticcharacter-drivenisolationlongingparent-child relationshipillness
underdogparent child relationshipteenage crushillnessplastic
