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Drama

The Surrogate

- Our choices are never ours alone.

Jess is thrilled to be the surrogate for her best friend and his husband, but when a prenatal test comes back, it creates a moral dilemma that threatens their friendship.

Release Date : 2021-07-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Tandem PicturesResonant Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Jasmine Batchelor

Character Name : Jess

Original Name : Jasmine Batchelor

Gender : Female

Chris Perfetti

Character Name : Josh

Original Name : Chris Perfetti

Gender : Male

Sullivan Jones

Character Name : Aaron

Original Name : Sullivan Jones

Gender : Male

Brooke Bloom

Character Name : Bridget

Original Name : Brooke Bloom

Gender : Female

Tonya Pinkins

Character Name : Karen Weatherston-Harris

Original Name : Tonya Pinkins

Gender : Female

Brandon Micheal Hall

Character Name : Nate

Original Name : Brandon Micheal Hall

Gender : Male

Eboni Booth

Character Name : Samantha Harris

Original Name : Eboni Booth

Gender : Female

Leon Lewis

Character Name : Leon

Original Name : Leon Lewis

Gender : Male

Leon Addison Brown

Character Name : Stephen Harris

Original Name : Leon Addison Brown

Gender : Male

Tiffany Villarin

Character Name : Maria

Original Name : Tiffany Villarin

Gender : Female

Erin Gann

Character Name : Dan

Original Name : Erin Gann

Gender : Male

Catherine Curtin

Character Name : Sarah Friedberg

Original Name : Catherine Curtin

Gender : Female

Meg Gibson

Character Name : Sandra

Original Name : Meg Gibson

Gender : Female

Layla Khoshnoudi

Character Name : Gertrude

Original Name : Layla Khoshnoudi

Gender : Female

Jennifer Damiano

Character Name : Rachel the Waitress

Original Name : Jennifer Damiano

Gender : Male

Purva Bedi

Character Name : Diana

Original Name : Purva Bedi

Gender : Female

Jennifer Lim

Character Name : Nadine the Midwife

Original Name : Jennifer Lim

Gender : Female

Hannah Cabell

Character Name : Restaurant Manager

Original Name : Hannah Cabell

Gender : Female

Wesley Taylor

Character Name : Dave

Original Name : Wesley Taylor

Gender : Male

Hunter Canning

Character Name : Kevin

Original Name : Hunter Canning

Gender : Male

William DeMeritt

Character Name : Pierre

Original Name : William DeMeritt

Gender : Male

Tiffany Topol

Character Name : Chelsea

Original Name : Tiffany Topol

Gender : Male

Rachel Siegel

Character Name : Rachel

Original Name : Rachel Siegel

Gender : Male

Patrick Dreger

Character Name : Patrick

Original Name : Patrick Dreger

Gender : Male

Malik Jabaara

Character Name : Malik

Original Name : Malik Jabaara

Gender : Male

Yamira Siu

Character Name : Malik's Mom

Original Name : Yamira Siu

Gender : Male

Keller Chung

Character Name : Keller

Original Name : Keller Chung

Gender : Male

Sol Chung

Character Name : Sol

Original Name : Sol Chung

Gender : Male

Noah George Phillips

Character Name : Langston

Original Name : Noah George Phillips

Gender : Male

Wesley Haakenson

Character Name : Wesley

Original Name : Wesley Haakenson

Gender : Male

Emilio Bernier

Character Name : Emilio

Original Name : Emilio Bernier

Gender : Male

George Dreger

Character Name : George

Original Name : George Dreger

Gender : Male

David Chung

Character Name : Community Center Parent

Original Name : David Chung

Gender : Male

Gay Cioffi

Character Name : Community Center Parent

Original Name : Gay Cioffi

Gender : Male

Hilda Bernier

Character Name : Community Center Parent

Original Name : Hilda Bernier

Gender : Male

Kerstin Haakenson

Character Name : Community Center Parent

Original Name : Kerstin Haakenson

Gender : Male

Alma Louise Cioffi Fernandez

Character Name : Child at Community Center

Original Name : Alma Louise Cioffi Fernandez

Gender : Male

Laurence Agenor

Character Name : Community Center Facilitator

Original Name : Laurence Agenor

Gender : Male

Lisa Zaretsky

Character Name : Community Center Facilitator

Original Name : Lisa Zaretsky

Gender : Male

Samantha Walter

Character Name : Community Center Facilitator

Original Name : Samantha Walter

Gender : Male

Regine Polenz

Character Name : Community Center Facilitator

Original Name : Regine Polenz

Gender : Male

Sara Hersh

Character Name : Community Center Facilitator

Original Name : Sara Hersh

Gender : Male

Dea Julien

Character Name : Community Center Facilitator

Original Name : Dea Julien

Gender : Male

Natasha Gilberti

Character Name : Restaurant Hostess

Original Name : Natasha Gilberti

Gender : Male

Reviews

S

SWITCH.

@maketheSWITCH

2021-06-23

While the film has a few hiccups, the package as a whole comes across as a truly moving experience that challenges the audience's morals with really thought-provoking dialogue. Along with Jasmine Batchelor's phenomenal performance, 'The Surrogate' is an important film that everyone should check out. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-surrogate-raising-heavy-yet-important-questions

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tmdb28039023

@tmdb28039023

2022-09-03

This movie put me in mind of a popular saying coined by Evelyn Beatrice Hall but widely misattributed to Voltaire: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” The problem, however, is not whether I agreed or disagreed with what the protagonist, Jess, has to say; the problem is that, if I were to defend what she says to the death, I’d be liable to find out, right as I’m about to shuffle off my mortal coil, that she just flip-flopped on me. Jess talks the talk – and she certainly talks a good game –, but when push comes to shove, she doesn’t walk the walk. That is, she talks business but doesn’t mean business, and when it’s time to put her money where her mouth is, she totally flakes out. So not only did I disagree with Jess, but found her, as a character, disagreeable because she doesn’t have convictions so much as she has opinions – or, to be more exact, she always has one and the same opinion, and that opinion is whatever stands in opposition to what everybody else thinks. In one word, Jess is a contrarian, and her agenda doesn’t revolve about doing what’s right but about proving the others wrong. That’s too bad because the movie touches on some very polarizing issues but ultimately lacks the courage to take a definite stance, and the cop-out ending takes what could have been a thought-provoking film and turns it into self-indulging, self-righteous fence riding.