The Algorithm Didn't Save Us

When Haruto Aizawa's life goes viral, it isn't for his gentle food videos or the quiet tenderness his followers adore—it's for the moment his seemingly perfect marriage collapses on the internet. Overnight, the soft-spoken Japanese-Canadian influencer becomes the center of a storm he never asked for, as leaked messages, broken promises, and public speculation tear through the curated world he thought he built with care. Selena Liu, his glamorous lifestyle-influencer wife, has always shone brightest under ring lights and camera flashes. To her audience, she is flawless. To Haruto, she was once home. But the truth behind their screens is messier: late nights alone, growing distance, and a betrayal that shatters the life they share—including their young daughter, Sora, who becomes Haruto's anchor in the chaos. As the algorithm spins out of control, Haruto is forced offline to face what truly remains: the warmth of his father's quiet wisdom, the steady support of friends who never believed the curated fantasy, and the fragile strength he must rebuild within himself. With each step, he begins to discover the parts of him that existed long before anyone was watching. The Algorithm Didn't Save Us is a cinematic, emotionally charged contemporary drama about love that collapses under its own shine, healing that grows in the shadows, and the courage to choose authenticity over perfection. Haruto's journey asks a timely question in a world ruled by screens: When the illusion breaks, who are we without the audience?