Short Term

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About Short Term

Short Term is a tightly wound psychological thriller about a woman battling to reclaim her mind, her home, and her truth. After the tragic death of her husband, Angelica Mason finds solace in order-polished floors, precise routines, and carefully placed objects. Her world is small, but it's hers. When she opens her home to a young tenant, Ethan, it seems like a simple arrangement. Until reality starts to bend. Keys disappear. Memories falter. A porcelain bowl won't stay in place. And Angelica begins to wonder: is Ethan watching her, studying her... manipulating her? What follows is a chilling unraveling of identity and control, as Angelica discovers she may be the target of a larger scheme-one that involves psychiatric evaluations, hidden rooms, and a past she can't fully recall. But as she digs for answers, she uncovers a darker version of herself that may have been waiting all along. Blending grief and paranoia, domestic noir and psychological suspense, Short Term is about what happens when the institutions meant to protect us instead erase us-and what it takes to fight back when no one believes you.

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