My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020)

Adult brother and sister share the care of Thomas, their sick younger brother. He can't leave the house, which has resulted in a state of arrested development and extreme naïveté. Though the trio are devoted to each other, the situation has trapped the older two in a cycle of work and care and all three in a state of extreme isolation and loneliness.

It's a breathtaking piece of work. Not only does it succeed in its presented form, but it also succeeds as a metaphor for the care of a chronically ill family member. The sense of duty mixed with resentment and the resulting guilt for that resentment was conveyed brilliantly by Patrick Fugit as the older brother. Actually, all three of the trio were exceptional. This really got to me.

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