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Take Me Home

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Anna, a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, lives with her aging parents in suburban Florida, where she receives their support while also increasingly helping to care for them. When a severe heat wave exposes her father’s worsening dementia, the family’s fragile care network begins to unravel. As the family navigates an uncertain future, Anna is forced to confront new responsibilities and questions around independence, caregiving and what will happen when her parents can no longer provide the support she has always relied on.

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Lisa Kennedy Variety Feb 2, 2026
A deeply felt examination of the challenges so many face when familial love is swamped by economic reality. Go to Full Review
Wilson Chapman IndieWire Jan 29, 2026
C+
The ending doesn’t exactly erase what “Take Me Home” does well, but it does leave the film a much more dispiriting watch than it otherwise would have been, a promising drama that betrays it’s own best qualities. Go to Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman TheWrap Jan 28, 2026
With its uniformly memorable performances and unusually persistent compassion, "Take Me Home" serves as a moving cri de coeur. Go to Full Review
Sarah Ward AWFJ.org 2 hrs ago
Demonstrates such an evident commitment to intimately, sincerely, authentically and intricately seeing its characters and their circumstances. Go to Full Review
Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 2 days ago
Examining the messy intimacy of family life through a unique lens, this small-scale drama sensitively probes the strain of disability and aging on fragile support systems. Go to Full Review
William Stottor Loud and Clear Reviews Feb 17, 2026
3/5
Liz Sargent’s Take Me Home is a moving snapshot of a small family in Florida who struggles to meet one another’s unique caregiving needs. Go to Full Review
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Movie Info

Synopsis Anna, a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, lives with her aging parents in suburban Florida, where she receives their support while also increasingly helping to care for them. When a severe heat wave exposes her father’s worsening dementia, the family’s fragile care network begins to unravel. As the family navigates an uncertain future, Anna is forced to confront new responsibilities and questions around independence, caregiving and what will happen when her parents can no longer provide the support she has always relied on.
Director
Liz Sargent
Producer
Apoorva Guru Charan, Minos Papas
Screenwriter
Liz Sargent
Distributor
WILLA
Production Co
Cyprian Films, New York, All Caps Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 23, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 39m
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