SherryBaby

• Maggie Gyllenhaal: Sherry Swanson
• Michelle Hurst: Dorothy Washington
• Sandra Rodríguez: Desi
• Anna Simpson: Sabrina
• Giancarlo Esposito: Hernandez
• Caroline Clay: Murphy
• Rio Hackford: Andy Kelly
• Brad William Henke: Bobby Swanson
• Bridget Barkan: Lynette Swanson
• Ryan Simpkins: Alexis Park
• Stephen Peabody: Mr. Monroe
• Danny Trejo: Dean Walker

Sherry Baby is an American film drama from the year 2006. Directed by Laurie Collyer, who also wrote the screenplay.

Action

The former drug addict Sherry Swanson is released after a three-year prison sentence from prison. She returns to her daughter, who is growing up with her brother Bobby and his wife Lynette. Lynette says that she is now the ultimate parent of the child whose education could interfere with sherry.

Sherry tries to build a new life. She applies for a job as a kindergarten teacher and seduces the officer in order to get the job.

Reviews

Duane Byrge wrote in the magazine The Hollywood Reporter on 24 January 2006, the film tells a human and vivid story about the horror of a life that they could no longer control. Gyllenhaal show in their "compassionate " and " charismatic" representation of the embodied character with " haunting complexity."

Dennis Harvey wrote in the journal Variety of 24 January 2006, the film was one of those little realistic films that can not hope for great cinema audience. Gyllenhaal plays "fine" a role that most of the substance having been Secretary, by performing the fault of the character without losing the audience's sympathy. The rest of the cast give strong performances ( "cast is strong" ).

Awards

Maggie Gyllenhaal was in 2007 for Best Actress - Drama nominated for a Golden Globe Award. She was nominated for the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association Award and for the Satellite Award.

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Laurie Collyer received both awards in 2006 both the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival as well as the Stockholm Film Festival. Laurie Collyer was nominated for the 2006 Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. The film was nominated for the award of the Artios Casting Society of America, 2007.

Background

The film was shot in various locations in New Jersey. Its production costs were estimated at two million dollars. The world premiere took place at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2006. This was followed by presentations at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, the American Film Festival in Deauville, the Toronto International Film Festival and the Stockholm Film Festival. The film was shown in the U.S. in a few theaters in which he recorded nearly 200 thousand U.S. dollars.