Watch this when
Short Term 12
She could calm any kid in the building. She just couldn't tell anyone what happened to her. 🤍
Who it's for
Grace is skilled, calm and protective with the teens at Short Term 12, and the film shows why: she is carrying her own history of abuse that she hasn't told her partner.
Overwhelmed→Validated
Feelings it meets
What it is
Grace supervises a group home for troubled teenagers, where her long-term partner Mason also works. While the staff prepare Marcus, a resident about to age out of the system, Grace bonds with new arrival Jayden, who self-harms, and comes to suspect that Jayden's father is abusing her.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Self-harm and child sexual abuse.
Age: R (language, brief sexuality)
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Pain”
