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Sundance ‘26: ‘TAKE ME HOME’ A Tender Condemnation of American Care

Anna may be an adult, but her cognitive impairment (unspecified in the film, though decidedly on the autism spectrum) means she requires close care from her adoptive parents. The issue is that they’re now elderly and ailing themselves, hardly ideal caretakers. When Anna’s mother dies unexpectedly, her care falls to her father (Victor Slezak), who appears to be grappling with a case of undiagnosed dementia that anyone who bothered to spend more than a few minutes with him would pick up on immediately. To make matters worse, no care facilities in Florida can take Anna in, thanks to endless waitlists for public options and prohibitively expensive private care. Read More