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Similarly, Shithouse (2020) uses the college dorm as a metaphor for the blended family. The protagonist, Alex, is homesick and lonely because his parents are divorced and remarried; he belongs nowhere. The film’s intimate, shaky-camera style captures the vertigo of a young adult who has to build a "chosen family" from scratch because the blended one failed to provide a foundation.
