Frelle Petersen’s Hjem Kaere Hjem (Home Sweet Home) fits neatly into the clear-eyed yet empathetic gaze of the Danish writer-director’s oeuvre. His 2019 drama Onkel (Uncle) followed an ailing man being cared for by his young niece. Home Sweet Home, also an unvarnished look at caregiving, explores both the physical indignities of aging and the mental toll it takes on the people looking after the aged. The film recently premiered in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival and came in third place for the Panorama Audience Award. Home Sweet Home reunites Petersen with frequent collaborator Jette Søndergaard. She plays Sofie, a single mother who begins a new job as a caregiver for the elderly in her town. Sofie must simultaneously carve out enough time to care for her 10-year-old daughter Clara (Mimi Bræmer Dueholm), whom she shares custody of with her former husband.  The film familiarizes viewers…

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