What Remains is one of the final feature films for Heche, who wrapped her scenes in late October 2021 before her death in August 2022.[3]
Synopsis
A small-town pastor is forced to reckon with an act of forgiveness when the convict he forgave for murdering his wife returns to town five years later, while the town sheriff investigates another murder that may be related.[4]
Rod Machen, a film critic for the Austin Chronicle, wrote: "What Remains is an example of what can happen when filmmakers tackle tough issues head on. Using non-linear storytelling, What Remains eschews the easy answers of simple movies and takes the audience on a painful ride with a man who tries to do the right thing but can never be sure that he’s pulling it off. Real life is always more complicated than we wish it was.”[6]
