THE LIFEGUARD

"The Lifeguard" is a heart-wrenching love story that brings together two people from opposite ends of the social spectrum. Sheldon Winters, an affluent and educated man, is a successful cardiothoracic surgeon and a former professional surfer. Melissa, on the other hand, is poor, uneducated, and physically and mentally abused by her uncle Armando Gomez, who has criminal ties to a cartel in Mexico. Sheldon's best friend, Carl Hamilton, is openly gay and a U.S. Congressman who chairs the Committee