Care
Three transgender caregivers find dignity, solidarity, and unexpected intergenerational tenderness inside a public nursing home.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- gentle
- sincere
- hopeful
- reflective afternoon
- social justice film night
What critics said
Available audience ratings are favorable, although the very small sample provides no substantial broad critical consensus.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The three central subjects are transgender women working as caregivers in a public nursing home.
The caregivers form affectionate bonds with elderly residents through daily work and reciprocal attention.
The nursing home provides the film's central environment and frames its exploration of care, labor, and prejudice.
The premise centers on tenderness, daily caregiving, and prejudice gradually giving way to connection.
Films like Care, and why
The Mole Agent
Shares an intimate documentary approach, compassionate attention to aging, and emotionally restorative human connection.
Human Flow
Shares socially engaged documentary filmmaking, marginalized communities, and a humane focus on dignity and care.
My Love, Don't Cross That River
Shares tender intergenerational relationships, observational pacing, and a quietly hopeful emotional register.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Martina Matzkin, Gabriela Uassouf
- Release Date
- 2025-06-26
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 8.5 / 10 (3)
Cast
- Maia Antesana
- Yenifer Franco Pereira
- Luciana Méndez
Common questions
- What is Care about?
- Three transgender caregivers find dignity, solidarity, and unexpected intergenerational tenderness inside a public nursing home.
- What is Care like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Care as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Care violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Care.
- What did critics think of Care?
- Available audience ratings are favorable, although the very small sample provides no substantial broad critical consensus.
- Which films are like Care?
- Films with a similar feel include The Mole Agent, Human Flow, and My Love, Don't Cross That River.
- How long is Care?
- Care runs 80 minutes.
