Long Weekend

Bart is broke and depressed, stuck between a failed novel, a broken engagement, and ignored therapy calls. He takes a low-paying job writing product descriptions for a medical-supply company and moves into the garage of his best friend Doug and his wife Rachel. This marks a fragile new start as he grapples with his sense of purpose.

Bart gets drunk and falls asleep in a movie theater, only to be awakened by Vienna. They talk, and there is an immediate spark as they connect and plan to see each other again. The encounter sets the stage for a rapid, intense connection.

Bart and Vienna hit it off and go on a date at a bar, sharing stories and chemistry. Their night continues as they have sex in Vienna's motel room, deepening their bond. The line between truth and illusion begins to blur.

Bart learns Vienna's mother has cancer, which echoes Bart's own mother's death years earlier. He is reminded of why he started writing his novel, seeking happiness in her memory. The revelation contributes to a mounting mental strain.

As their relationship deepens, Vienna remains vague about who she is and how she travels through time. She has no phone and carries large sums of cash, and she avoids direct answers, sometimes claiming to work for the government. Bart is left guessing what is real and what is not.

Bart's old apartment is being sold, and the new tenants drift in as the pair talks in private. Vienna finally reveals she is from the future, working for a secret government branch that discovered time travel in 2052. She has come back to buy stocks to pay for her mom's cancer treatment.

Bart shares the revelation with Doug, who urges him to help Vienna stay safe and healthy, just as he helped Bart after his own breakdown. The two friends reinforce a plan to keep Vienna steady as the relationship deepens. The theme of care and trust becomes central.

The couple spends a night camping in the desert, where Bart wakes to Vienna crying and learns that staying in the past too long changes brain chemistry. She tells him she must return to fix the future and protect the timeline. The moment deepens Bart's fear of losing her.

Back home, they share an at-home pasta dinner when Vienna begins to moan in pain and struggles to breathe. Bart rushes her to the hospital, and the next day he experiences a frightening nosebleed and faints. The crisis forces them to confront mortality and his own fragility.

Bart wakes in a hospital bed with bandages, while Doug explains he had a brain tumor that was removed. He asks about Vienna and learns she was not real, an illusion born from the tumor's effects. Realizing this, Bart breaks down in tears.

Bart moves out of his old apartment and discovers a substantial ATM deposit, hinting at the life Vienna hinted at. He remembers the safe deposit box they opened together, which holds the key to her story. The financial windfall becomes the first concrete clue that Vienna might have been real.

Opening the safe deposit box, Bart finds photos he and Vienna took in a photobooth, along with a message and a hint about the future of his favorite sports team. The artifacts prove that Vienna existed in some form, even if only briefly. He ends the journey with a mix of relief, wonder, and a bittersweet smile.