
Metrics of Consolation
Synopsis
When Kees visits his life companion Arnold in the nursing home, he struggles to make any meaningful contact with him. Still, Kees is shocked to hear that advanced data measurements indicate a critical decrease in Arnold’s sense of joy in life.
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