How, when and why a woman chooses to have a child – or not – is rarely straightforward. But in new film The Surrogate, protagonist Jess (played with bucketloads of charm by newcomer Jasmine Batchelor) is cheerfully certain that she wants to help her friends Josh and Aaron by carrying their baby. In fact, she’s remarkably relaxed about the whole thing – until prenatal tests reveal the baby has a 99% chance of being born with Down’s syndrome. Suddenly, Josh and Aaron are doubting their ability to raise this particular child, and Jess is facing an unexpected ethical dilemma.

“The Surrogate tackles huge moral questions with subtlety and nuance,” says Stylist Loves’ deputy editor Moya Crockett. “Josh and Aaron aren’t demonised for worrying about the future, and Jess – who starts wondering whether she could raise the baby as her own – is neither hero nor villain. Instead, she’s an idealistic, empathetic, frustrated and frustrating millennial who realises selflessness is nowhere near as simple as she’d assumed. With a gloriously atmospheric Brooklyn setting, this is definitely a film to watch with others – because you’ll have lots to discuss afterwards.” In select UK cinemas now