“This is the most magical sound you will ever hear,” 17-year-old Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) is told in a new trailer for “Never Rarely Sometimes Always.” Autumn is having a sonogram, and hearing the sound of the fetus’ heartbeat within her is anything but magic. By her own admission, she’s “just not ready to be a mom,” and what’s growing inside her her feels more akin to a curse.
Eliza Hittman’s latest depicts Autumn’s attempts to deal with her unwanted pregnancy. Along with her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder), she travels from rural Pennsylvania to New York City in the hopes of accessing an abortion.
The trailer includes rapturous praise from critics. The drama, which already took home the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlinale and a U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Neorealism at Sundance, currently boasts a 100 percent “Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Hittman, who also penned the script for “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” made her feature debut with 2013’s “It Felt Like Love” and followed it up with 2017’s “Beach Rats.” Her TV credits include episodes of “High Maintenance” and “13 Reasons Why.”
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always” opens in select theaters March 13.
