Caroline
Dramasibling relationshiptexassummerresponsibilitypublic humiliationwoman directorsocial realismkidschild protagonistirresponsible parentshort film
A tense, intimate portrait of childhood responsibility and vulnerability set against a sweltering Texas summer, grounded in social realism and the weight of parental failure.
In the middle of a Texas summer, plans for a babysitter fall through and six-year-old Caroline is left in charge of her two younger siblings.
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