The Surrogate
The Surrogate

The Surrogate

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2021
1h 33m
4.1(14 votes)
Drama

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Tandem Pictures
Resonant Pictures

Videos & Trailers

5 videos

Cast & Crew

44 members
Acting

Jasmine Batchelor

Jess

Jasmine Batchelor
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Chris Perfetti

Josh

Chris Perfetti
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Sullivan Jones

Aaron

Sullivan Jones
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Brooke Bloom

Bridget

Brooke Bloom
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Tonya Pinkins

Karen Weatherston-Harris

Tonya Pinkins
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Brandon Micheal Hall

Nate

Brandon Micheal Hall
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Eboni Booth

Samantha Harris

Eboni Booth
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Leon Lewis

Leon

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Leon Addison Brown

Stephen Harris

Leon Addison Brown
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Tiffany Villarin

Maria

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Erin Gann

Dan

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Catherine Curtin

Sarah Friedberg

Catherine Curtin
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Meg Gibson

Sandra

Meg Gibson
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Layla Khoshnoudi

Gertrude

Layla Khoshnoudi
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Jennifer Damiano

Rachel the Waitress

Jennifer Damiano
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Purva Bedi

Diana

Purva Bedi
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Jennifer Lim

Nadine the Midwife

Jennifer Lim
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Hannah Cabell

Restaurant Manager

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Wesley Taylor

Dave

Wesley Taylor
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Hunter Canning

Kevin

Hunter Canning
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William DeMeritt

Pierre

William DeMeritt
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Tiffany Topol

Chelsea

Tiffany Topol
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Rachel Siegel

Rachel

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Patrick Dreger

Patrick

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Malik Jabaara

Malik

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Yamira Siu

Malik's Mom

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Keller Chung

Keller

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Sol Chung

Sol

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Noah George Phillips

Langston

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Wesley Haakenson

Wesley

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Emilio Bernier

Emilio

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George Dreger

George

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David Chung

Community Center Parent

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Gay Cioffi

Community Center Parent

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Hilda Bernier

Community Center Parent

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Kerstin Haakenson

Community Center Parent

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Alma Louise Cioffi Fernandez

Child at Community Center

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Laurence Agenor

Community Center Facilitator

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Lisa Zaretsky

Community Center Facilitator

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Samantha Walter

Community Center Facilitator

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Regine Polenz

Community Center Facilitator

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Sara Hersh

Community Center Facilitator

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Dea Julien

Community Center Facilitator

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Natasha Gilberti

Restaurant Hostess

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