Cherry

4/23/2023

Authentic stories about women are sometimes the hardest for filmmakers to get just right, but co-writer and director Sophie Galibert‘s “Cherry” offers a genuine onscreen portrayal of what it’s 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 person’s 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 searching to find answers, she treks across Lo