21 Grams 〈2025〉
A math professor with a failing heart who receives a transplant.
A recovering addict whose life is shattered by the loss of her husband and children in a car accident. 21 Grams
The title refers to a 1907 experiment conducted by Dr. Duncan MacDougall, who attempted to measure the weight of the soul by weighing patients at the moment of death. He claimed one subject lost three-quarters of an ounce, or 21.3 grams. A math professor with a failing heart who