Inside the lives of Singapore’s young hikikomori, who withdraw from school, family, the world

A documentary series called Shutdown, per Channel NewsAsia, explores the lives of Singapore's withdrawn youth — young people who isolate from school, family, and society. The series follows their attempts to reconnect, portraying them not as lazy or defiant, but as afraid.

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