| Director | Yen Tan |
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In 1985, advertising agent Adrian Lester returns home to Dallas to visit his conservative family for Christmas after several years of living in New York City. Adrian, a closeted gay man, has come to tell his family goodbye, but does not want to disclose to them that he is dying of AIDS. Adrian's brother Andrew is initially resentful towards Adrian for not visiting in years. During Christmas, Adrian buys his family expensive gifts and travel tickets, much to his father's surprise. Adrian also reconnects with Carly, an old friend of his who has since become a stand-up comedian. She is hurt and leaves him after he rejects her advances, but returns and apologizes. Adrian reveals to her that he's dying of AIDS, and that several of his friends and one of his roommates have also died. He also reveals that he's working in a restaurant to make ends meet, as someone from his advertising firm discovered his sexuality and he was fired for that. Carly tries to encourage him, and makes him promise that he'll call her when his symptoms reach their onset.
During a long talk, Adrian's father Dale admits that he knew Adrian was fired from his job, and that he discovered Adrian in a romantic embrace with another man during a surprise visit. Despite his implied beliefs about homosexuality, Dale does not reveal Adrian's sexuality to anyone else in the family, and offers his support for Adrian if he ever needs anything. Adrian's mother Eileen drops him off at the airport, where she reveals that she, too, knows he's gay. Adrian leaves Andrew a goodbye tape. The film ends with Adrian in the airport preparing to board his plane, while the voiceover of his tape message plays, encouraging Andrew and telling him that there will be both good and bad days ahead, and that Andrew will "find the right people", strongly implying that Andrew is gay.