Bearing the Body tells the story of a family divided, searching for reconciliation. Like so many families, amends are sought only after great tragedy. In this case, the recent passing of the mother and, two years later, the mysterious death of the eldest son, Daniel, plunge the two remaining members of the family into a delirious search for truth and connection in the city of the estranged son’s death, San Francisco. The father, a Russian Holocaust survivor, and the younger son, finally settled into his medical residency after many years of odd jobs, meet the girlfriend and her young son.