Beau Wassermann is the son of a famous and wealthy businesswoman, Mona. He grows up without a father, who his mother says died during an orgasm (which was also when Beau was conceived), a hereditary medical condition that she claims was passed down to Beau . As a teenager, Beau meets and falls in love with a girl named Elaine. The two kiss and Beau promises to remain a virgin until they meet again as adults. As an adult, Beau is extremely anxious and living alone in a crime-ridden city. His ... A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster. Do you want to dive deeper into Beau is Afraid explained? Read on to find the plot and other interesting things you missed in the movie explained in detail.