Alexandria Trewhitt

Hannah Alline

Angela Nicholas

Darius Levanté

Sandy Duarte

Joe Sachem

Dan Schultz

Alice Bang

Melinda DeKay

Charlie S. Jensen

Candice Heiden

Crystal Roseborough

Alicia Reason

Maribel Landeros Loera

Yvonne Graham

Robert Ramirez

Ryan Jacobson

Eduardo D. Galvan

Alonso Venegas-Flores

Lars Deutsch

Timothée Bost

Nina Seul

Jamie Schallek

Guillaume Fesquet

Dennis Lez

Aura Reza

Naz Albizuris

Emily Prischenko

Ghisaline Harding

Adam J. Michel

Damith Warnasuriya

Anthony Cortez

Archer Henry

Deborah Kirkland

Dominique Martinez

Eiko Watanabe

Kathryn Schurmer

Olivia Jackson

Qiyu Maria Zhou

Shincy Lu

Vitória Vasconcellos

Yuelin Zhao

Warren Upson

Archie Anderson

Adama Hussain

Sophie Galibert

Jacqueline Garcia Ortega

Arthur Cohen

Matthew Michel

Philippe Gompel

Camille Delprat

Jasmine Gutierrez

Damien Steck

Clémentine Charuel

Lionel Kopp

Gigi Harding

Roxanne Oldham

Cameron Holly Dexter

Clara Sansarricq

Alexander Akoka

Kiralee Hayashi

Alice Lalanne

Ludovic Nortier

Xinyi Zhu

Ignacio Genzon

Haohao Yan

Luc Walpoth

Shu Zhu

Kuan Wang

Grégory Vincent

Jeremy Thomas

Jumai Yusuf

Alex Knell

Audrey Bourdiol

Miya Wang

Longwei Deng

Benjamin Lecuyer

Naixin Fan

Albert Bonnier

Mengqing Yuan

Lola Joyau

Colin Hang Ren

Marwane Aitmaamar

Shiyu Cheryl Hu

Drama

Comedy

Cherry

Cherry films

Monday Pictures

Manny Films

Sugar Mama Productions

Elementary Films LLC

United Post Production

United States of America

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

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 Los Angeles seeking insight from her best friends, sister, grandma, dad, mom, and boyfriend Nick (Dan Schultz).

The film features an authentic portrayal of the realities that are faced by many women, and Gailbert is a savvy storyteller. As Cherry is forced to embrace adulthood and confront her distressing situation head-on, the film makes her journey feel universally relatable. It’s a film about choice, growth, and the personal path that one woman must decide to take. It’s a very human story that reassuringly points out that it’s okay to not be okay. It’s okay to feel lost. It’s okay to get off-track. Most of all, it’s okay to be your own woman.

While the topical subject matter sounds similar to other so-called “pro-choice” films, this one feels different. Instead of taking a strongly political angle, Gailbert explores a more intimate side of a woman’s right to choose. The seriousness of an unplanned pregnancy, especially when it comes to an immature woman who isn’t ready to be a mom, is expressed with an honesty and organic humor that’s genuine.

“Cherry” is a terrific film that articulates the importance of a woman’s freedom of choice when it comes to birthing and raising a child. It’s clever, funny, heartfelt, and touching.

By: Louisa Moore / SCREEN ZEALOTS

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