John May is a meticulous, solitary council worker in South London whose job is to track down the next of kin for people who have died alone. He treats his work with a quiet, sacred dignity, often organizing funerals that no one attends and writing eulogies for those who have been forgotten by the world.
His orderly life is upended when his department is "downsized," and he is given one final case: William "Billy" Stokes, an elderly man who lived directly across from John’s own apartment but whom he never truly knew. Determined to make this last case his masterpiece, John embarks on a journey to piece together Billy's fractured past. Still.Life.2013.1080p.BluRay.H264.AAC-RARBG
As John travels across England, he encounters people from Billy’s life—an estranged daughter, former lovers, and old army buddies. Through these encounters, John begins to step out of his own isolated shell, experiencing the messy, vibrant world he has spent years observing only from the sidelines. He finds a spark of connection with Billy's daughter, Kelly, suggesting a future where he might finally belong to the living rather than the dead. John May is a meticulous, solitary council worker