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1. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › the-surrogate-movieThe Surrogate movie review & film summary (2020) - Roger Ebert

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   Jun 12, 2020 · 4 min read. There are many layers of complex, sensitive, and controversial subjects in “The Surrogate,” but writer/director Jeremy Hershnever lets it get preachy. He keeps the focus on the characters and their struggles to reconcile one of life’s most painful dilemmas, the sometimes-vertiginous gap between what we think and what we feel.

2. www.indiewire.com › criticism › moviesThe Surrogate Review: Moral Drama Has One of Year's Best ...

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   Jun 10, 2020 · As Jess, Jasmine Batchelor (the film marks her first starring role in a film, the actress also produced it) turns in one of the year’s best performances, profound work that twists an already ...

3. seventh-row.com › 2021/07/09 › the-surrogate-reviewThe Surrogate : Jasmine Batchelor stuns in a smart, thorny ...

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   Jul 9, 2021 · The Surrogate: Jasmine Batchelor stuns in a smart, thorny exploration of surrogacy. Jasmine Batchelor gives one of the best performances of the year in Jeremy Hersh’s The Surrogate, a smart and sensitive drama about a pregnancy surrogate who finds out the foetus will be born with Down Syndrome. The Surrogate is now in UK cinemas.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2020/06/11 › movies‘The Surrogate’ Review: Carrying a Baby, and Much More

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   Jun 11, 2020 · “The Surrogate” feels like the vexed progeny of an elevator pitch and an ethics advice column. Written and directed by Jeremy Hersh, the movie begins with a scene of its heroine, Jess (Jasmine ...

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5. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › the_surrogate_2020The Surrogate (2020) - Rotten Tomatoes

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   The Surrogate. View more photos. Movie Info. Synopsis Complications arise when a young Black woman agrees to become a surrogate mother for a gay, interracial couple. Director. Jeremy Hersh ...

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   • Actors: Jasmine Batchelor

   • Director: Jeremy Hersh
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6. www.imdb.com › title › tt10239320The Surrogate (2020) - User Reviews - IMDb

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   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 ...

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   Is the surrogate a good movie?

   • Led by an outstanding performance from Jasmine Batchelor, The Surrogate probes the heart of a thorny dilemma with strength and sensitivity. Jeremy Hersh’s movie often has the feel of an academic exercise, and the fact that its characters are earnest Brooklynites doesn’t help.

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   Is 'the surrogate' worth watching?

   • Mostly, though, “The Surrogate” is fascinating to watch because it’s never clear where it — or Jess — will go next, even as nearly every narrative choice Hersh makes feels wholly understandable.

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   What does 'the surrogate' feel like?

   • “The Surrogate” feels like the vexed progeny of an elevator pitch and an ethics advice column. Written and directed by Jeremy Hersh, the movie begins with a scene of its heroine, Jess (Jasmine Batchelor) on a date. Her suitor is ardent, and she’s trying to make clear that what he takes for ambivalence is something different.

   ‘The Surrogate’ Review: Carrying a Baby, and Much More

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   Is 'the surrogate' predictable?

   • Never predictable, but always grounded, “The Surrogate” hums pleasantly along — prenatal yoga, happy dinners together, the giddy possibility of the future — until a surprising diagnosis forces Jess to suddenly remember that this, all of this, is happening to her, too.

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   Is the baby a surrogate?

   • The baby is not hers. She has agreed to be a surrogate for her two best friends, a gay male couple, Josh (Chris Perfetti) and Aaron (Sullivan Jones). Contrary to what is considered best practices for surrogates today, apparently the egg is hers, though this is not explicitly discussed.

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   When will 'the surrogate' be released in virtual cinemas?

   • Monument Releasing film will release “The Surrogate” in virtual cinemas on Friday, June 12. Daily Headlines Daily Headlines covering Film, TV and more.

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8. www.imdb.com › title › tt10239320The Surrogate (2020) - IMDb

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   The Surrogate: Directed by Jeremy Hersh. With Jasmine Batchelor, Chris Perfetti, Sullivan Jones, Brooke Bloom. A web designer for a nonprofit in Brooklyn, is ecstatic to be the surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend and his husband.