Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Short Term 12. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Like Short Term 12, this one is rooted in grief, guilt, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: family duty, corrupt institutions, and men and women navigating expectations. Both move the same way too, melancholic, haunting, slow burn, and escalating.
Like Short Term 12, this one is rooted in grief and guilt. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down and family duty. Same energy: melancholic, haunting, and slow burn.
Both films sit with grief, loss of innocence, and figuring out who you are. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions, family wounds passed down, and family duty. Both move the same way too, melancholic, haunting, and slow burn.
