It’s not often that a new writer-director-actor comes along and blows you away. Eva Victor does that with SORRY, BABY, the Closing Night film of both Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and Seattle International Film Festival.
It is a sorrowful, humorous, and ultimately comforting look at trauma and its aftermath. The character of Agnes might at times feel unsure of what future holds, but Victor directs and acts with the utmost confidence.
Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges, and John Carroll Lynch provide memorable moments. There are two exceptional and very different bathtub scenes. As a bonus you get a super cute baby and an adorable kitten.
It’s a film that will be talked about for a while and deservedly so. A24 is releasing it in theaters June 27.
