Synopsis
When 17-year-old Autumn looks at herself in the mirror, she can see the signs beginning to manifest in her body. She visits a pregnancy center, where her apprehensions are confirmed by a positive result on a drugstore pregnancy kit. But the center’s pamphlets aimed at encouraging motherhood and adoption don’t tell Autumn what she wants and needs to know. What Autumn learns about reproductive services through her own research is not encouraging. As a minor she cannot obtain an abortion in her home state without parental consent. That leaves her to consider the age-old methods women have turned to when confronting unintended pregnancies. Though Autumn keeps mum about her dilemma, her distress is clear to her cousin and best friend Skylar, who sees her every day at school and at their part-time jobs as cashiers. As soon as she understands Autumn’s situation, Skylar’s support is swift and decisive, without a word needing to be spoken. With the address of a Brooklyn clinic in hand, the cousins board an early morning bus bound for New York City. But their trip takes an unexpected turn when Autumn learns that a one-visit procedure isn’t possible. As the cousins navigate two fraught days and nights in an unfamiliar and overwhelming city, their journey becomes one of profound solidarity, compassion and friendship.
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Movie Details
New Zealand Releases: | August 20th, 2020 (Wide) |
Video Release: | April 3rd, 2020 by Focus Features |
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for disturbing/mature thematic content, language, some sexual references and teen drinking. (Rating bulletin 2618 (Cert #52196), 2/26/2020) |
Running Time: | 101 minutes |
Keywords: | Sundance Film Festival 2020, Abortion, Set in New York City, Set in Pennsylvania, United States, Teen Pregnancy, Unexpected Pregnancy |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | BBC Films, Tango Entertainment, Mutressa Movies, Focus Features, Pastel, Cinereach Films |
Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States |
Languages: | English |