Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaTerrified and tired, a 17-year old girl named Autumn fights back tears while sharing details about her relationships and sexual history.
The counselor is sympathetic, but as she asks more personal questions — probing to find out if the young woman has ever been physically hurt by her partners or forced to have sex — Autumn’s guard crumbles.Few movie scenes have been as emotionally wrenching as the intake sequence that forms the dramatic apex of “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” an acclaimed indie that tracks Autumn as she navigates bureaucratic hurdles to obtain an abortion.
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