For a film with no soundtrack whatsoever, and two main characters that hardly speak, I was so engaged in this story. It was shot almost like a documentary, following 'Autumn' the main character around her small town existence until she finds out that she is pregnant. You can tell from her subtle but real acting that she isn't going to tell her parents, who seems to be struggling with life as it is, and must work out what to do on her own.
She does in list the help of her cousin who is also 17, and seems to understand her life quite well, as hers is very similar. There are undertones of abuse alluded to as the story moves along, and the young female characters reluctantly let it slide by feeling as though they are trapped with little to no help in their small part of the world (very sad, and difficult to watch).
As act II begins and they set off on their journey to NY, you know they are both very strong young people and have had to deal with too much of what life has thrown at them in their short 17 years. What you see as they start to get help from the medical clinic staff in NY is a sense of hope that there are actually people in their world that do care about them, and what to do anything they can to help them. You can see the shock on Autumn's face as this is occurring as she isn't used to it, and is probably ashamed that complete strangers seem to care more for her than her own family.
This is a film that you will watch and remember long after, simply for how real it feels, and the plight that many young people in developed countries still face today when faced with such adult issues, but without the adults in their lives that should be there to support them and love them unconditionally...
