May the Next Life Know No Sorrow

Grace chooses mahjong over her granddaughter, leaving young Coco alone in the kitchen. Coco makes a short, desperate call to her mother, Rita, before her smartwatch dies; Rita instantly senses danger. She frantically calls Grace, but the clatter and laughter at the mahjong table drown out her pleas. Rita then turns to her husband, Leo, who brushes her off while he is with his first love. By the time Rita reaches Coco, the child has died from gas poisoning. Leo refuses to accept that careless priorities and loyalty have cost a life, until the funeral home forces him to confront his denial when Coco's portrait stares back. Grief, blame, and the weight of choices collide in a family torn open.