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Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy follows cousins Liv and Nora who embark on a family cruise vacation with their children to help Nora recover from her mother's passing. In an unnamed South American country, their children are swept away by a current and captured by a low-level drug trafficker. The parents work with local authorities to rescue their children, exposing themes of privilege and the fragility of social bonds under duress. This story contains themes of child endangerment and sexual assault.