When young loner Anna is hired as the surrogate for Matt, a single man in his 40s, the two strangers come to realize this unexpected relationship will quickly challenge their perceptions of connection, boundaries and the particulars of love.
Acting
Patti Harrison's deadpan delivery masks genuine vulnerability
Writing
Dialogue that captures how millennials actually speak, finally
Direction
Beckwith refuses the easy rom-com ending we expect
Director
Nikole Beckwith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Patti Harrison was the first trans woman cast in a leading rom-com role at Sundance — this was her dramatic pivot from chaotic comedy.
The film sparked debate about whether it's 'queer' since it centers a straight relationship — critics called it a 'queer film by a queer filmmaker about straight people,' which somehow feels exactly right.
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