The Letter

Phineas and Bruce, both 75, have been neighbors in Florida for ten years. Phineas never married and Bruce is a widower. They are at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but still enjoy sharing drinks and watching the sunset most every night, which they call their sunset cocktail hour. Phineas is very conservative with some rather odd political ideas. He likes to write letters to the editor even though they never get published. When one of his letters on reparations does get published in a small Florida newspaper, it goes viral and radically changes both of their lives. After Phineas' untimely death, Bruce investigates Phineas' past to try to understand why he was never able to find love and why he came to reject most political norms.