In Life After You, the suburban family includes the young man's parents, siblings, and friends, all of whom are devastated by his sudden death. The film follows their emotional journey as they try to understand why he turned to drugs, and who supplied the deadly dose. The father, a successful businessman, is guilt-ridden for not being there enough for his son, while the mother struggles to cope with the loss of her child. The siblings are also affected and try to find their own ways to deal with the tragedy.
As the family delves deeper into their son's drug use, they discover that he had become addicted to prescription painkillers after a sports injury, and had turned to heroin for a cheaper and stronger high. They also uncover a dark world of drug dealers and suppliers, including doctors who over-prescribe medication and dealers who lace drugs with deadly fentanyl.
Throughout the film, the family grapples with the question of who is responsible for their son's death. Is it the drug dealer who supplied the lethal dose? The doctor who over-prescribed the painkillers? The government for not doing enough to regulate the prescription drug industry? Or is it the family themselves, for not seeing the signs of their son's addiction sooner?
Life After You is a moving and thought-provoking film that sheds light on the opioid epidemic, and the devastating impact it has on families and communities. It raises important questions about accountability, responsibility, and the need for change in our approach to drug addiction.