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Authentic stories about women are sometimes the hardest for filmmakers to get just right, but co-writer and director Sophie Galiberts Cherry offers a genuine onscreen portrayal of what its like to be a young woman in the 21st century. This very human story takes a look at how significantly an unplanned pregnancy can disrupt a persons life, even when they seem to have no clear path for the future.
Cherry (Alex Trewhitt, in a breakthrough lead performance) is a driftless, recently unemployed 25-year-old who discovers she is ten weeks pregnant. After a desperation visit to a clinic, Cherry learns that she has 24 hours to make one of the most crucial decisions of her life: what to do about an unplanned pregnancy. Trying to do a little soul s...