''Egg'' is a 2018 American comedy film directed by Marianna Palka and written by Risa Mickenberg. The film stars Christina Hendricks,

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, Anna Camp and

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. The plot centers on conceptual artist Tina (Reiner), when she introduces her eight-month pregnant art school rival (Hendricks) to her non-traditional surrogate Kiki (Camp), the truth comes out and the patriarchy fights to hang on.

Plot

An unflinching comedy about why women choose motherhood, why they revere it, fear it, and why some women choose to forgo it. Over the course of one explosive evening, two couples and a surrogate must face their own ridiculous and sometimes heartbreaking shortcomings.

Cast

* Christina Hendricks as Karen *

as Tina *

as Don * Anna Camp as Kiki *

as Wayne

Release

''Egg'' premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 21, 2018. The film was released theatrically and digitally in the United States on January 18, 2019, by Gravitas Ventures.

References

External links

* 2018 films 2018 comedy films American comedy films 2010s English-language films Films shot in New York City American pregnancy films 2010s pregnancy films Films directed by Marianna Palka 2010s American films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub