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The Surrogate

  • 20202020
  • 1h 33m
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6.2/10
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The Surrogate (2020)
A web designer for a nonprofit in Brooklyn, is ecstatic to be the surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend and his husband. Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back with unexpected results that pose a moral dilemma.
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A web designer for a nonprofit in Brooklyn, is ecstatic to be the surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend and his husband. Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back wit... Read allA web designer for a nonprofit in Brooklyn, is ecstatic to be the surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend and his husband. Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back with unexpected results that pose a moral dilemma.A web designer for a nonprofit in Brooklyn, is ecstatic to be the surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend and his husband. Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back with unexpected results that pose a moral dilemma.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
525
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jeremy Hersh
  • Writer
    • Jeremy Hersh
  • Stars
    • Jasmine Batchelor
    • Chris Perfetti
    • Sullivan Jones
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  • Director
    • Jeremy Hersh
  • Writer
    • Jeremy Hersh
  • Stars
    • Jasmine Batchelor
    • Chris Perfetti
    • Sullivan Jones
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    • 11User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations

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    Sullivan Jones, Chris Perfetti, and Jasmine Batchelor in The Surrogate (2020)
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    Jasmine Batchelor
    Jasmine Batchelor
    • Jessas Jess
    Chris Perfetti
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    • Joshas Josh
    Sullivan Jones
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    Brooke Bloom
    Brooke Bloom
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    Eboni Booth
    Eboni Booth
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    William DeMeritt
    William DeMeritt
    • Pierreas Pierre
    Purva Bedi
    Purva Bedi
    • Dianaas Diana
    Leon Addison Brown
    Leon Addison Brown
    • Stephen Harrisas Stephen Harris
    Hannah Cabell
    Hannah Cabell
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    Hunter Canning
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    9/10
    Bitter sweet like life itself
    A bold little project which skilfully and realistically addresses the tough issues of mental and physical illnesses in the unborn, the morality of abortion, as well as the trials, tribulations and dilemmas faced by those seeking to do a good deed by agreeing to the role of a surrogate mother.

    While the movie still inevitably channels the ideological undertones of the 2020s social justice movement, it does so without resorting to the so often seen preachy and idealized styles of other similarly themed works.

    An example of this innovative take on long-standing social issues can be seen in the fact that the would-be surrogate mother is not providing her services out of financial necessity (being an Ivy League college graduate with a successful career in New York City, as well as the daughter of an Ivy League dean), but rather out of a genuine altruistic will to help a same-sex couple start a family. In another example of the movie's daring style, the same-sex couple which was initially optimistic about the prospect of parenthood, later on begins to be portrayed as playing a rarely seen villainous and morally questionable role. Namely, while most movies tend to present same-sex would-be parents as almost infallible - as devoid of any superficial mindsets or selfish qualities, The Surrogate gives a refreshing dose of emotional and moral depth to such couples, by showing that they are only human too.
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    • Release date
      • June 12, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Сурогат
    • Production companies
      • Tandem Pictures
      • Resonant Pictures
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      • $1,997
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      1 hour 33 minutes

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