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Jul 27, 2007 · After three years in jail for robbery as a teenage junkie, Sherry Swanson (Gyllenhaal) struggles to re-engage with the outside world. She aims to stay clean and sober, get a job, get laid, and ...
It is a hard and lonely road to a new life after doing time. Sherry Swanson (Maggie Gyllenhaal) has just been paroled after serving three years in prison for robbery. She is a recovering heroin addict and must immediately check into a halfway house.
A simple tale of one woman's attempts to re-connect with her young daughter, Sherrybaby is elevated from the level of a TV drama by the sheer force of Maggie Gyllenhaal's portrayal. Gyllenhaal's acting is so visceral that it compels attention. As the movie opens, Sherry Swanson (Gyllenhaal) has just been released from prison.
- Laurie Collyer
- R
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
Gyllenhaal shines in gritty, haunting drug drama. Read Common Sense Media's Sherrybaby review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Universal Pictures
- Laurie Collyer
Sherrybaby is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Laurie Collyer. The film premiered in the Dramatic Competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2006 and received a limited release in the United States on September 8, 2006.
Sep 8, 2006 · The grim realism of the opening scenes — the inside of a bus, a battered city street, cigarette smoke, rain — and the mopey, acoustic-guitar-driven music foreshadow the story to follow. Sherry...
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Directed by Laurie Collyer. No one makes it alone. After serving time in prison, former drug addict Sherry Swanson returns home to reclaim her young daughter from family members who have been raising the child.
