Theodore "Teddy" Ross, is CEO of an international technology company, and he is quite wealthy. In his short life (33 years) he has risen in power, been married three times, and partied hard. He has also recently contracted AIDS. The doctors say it is a rare and aggressive form of the disease that is slowly going to kill his body. There is no cure; there is only the act of making him comfortable while he dies.
In denial, Teddy tries to live his life to the fullest while he's still alive. He resigns from the company, and embarks on a journey around the world, to the greatest places on the planet. Along the way, he encounters people who help change him. They show him a side of the world he's never seen: poverty. The pain he sees reminds him of how privileged he has been. He is slowly getting more and more sick, and he decides to leave his trip and go see his father, who he has been estranged with for ten years. He apologizes to his dad, and is able to die in peace.
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