Shelter (2025) centers on a small seaside community shattered after a devastating explosion destroys several homes along the coast. With evacuation orders in place and a government investigation underway, a temporary emergency shelter is established inside an abandoned coastal school. Dozens of displaced residents gather there—frightened, grieving, and desperate for answers.
Mara Ellison (Saoirse Ronan), a volunteer coordinator, tries to maintain order among the traumatized evacuees. But when a quiet teenage boy (Noah Jupe) claims he saw someone intentionally trigger the explosion, Mara becomes determined to uncover the truth. Her search leads her to clash with the lead investigator (Bryan Cranston), who insists the disaster was a tragic accident.
As tensions rise inside the shelter—supplies running low, tempers flaring, secrets surfacing—Mara begins to suspect that the person responsible for the tragedy might be hiding among them. The arrival of a charming but cryptic outsider (Andrew Garfield) only deepens the mystery, forcing Mara to confront the possibility that the sh
