Without saying a word, that fine actor William H Macy gives a riveting performance in this urban drama.

He plays Gigot, a mute building superintendant of a scruffy apartment block living alone in the basement with his pet monkey.

When he's forced to look after Lou (Keke Palmer in an excellent, saccharin-free turn), a 10-year-old girl abandoned by her druggie mother, his quiet life takes on a whole new dimension.

You will be gripped and moved as events in both Gigot and Lou's lives unfold.

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