Help (2021)

Jodie Comer struggled to find her place in the world until she finds work in a care home, a calling she is surprisingly well suited for. When Covid hits and the government’s priorities lie elsewhere, she is forced to undertake increasingly desperate measures to save her residents, especially Stephen Graham, a young man with dementia whom she has bonded with. I don’t think another film could possibly illustrate the devastation Covid has raged in some communities, particularly those which depend on the kindness of others, and the naivety so many of us experienced during the early days of the disease. The acting is top notch with writing and direction that really lends a sense of urgency and desperation to events. The ending unfortunately takes a bit of a turn from its very realistic earlier scenes, but still manages to hammer home its message.