Never Forever

Sophie and Andrew return home after her father-in-law's funeral. They have sex on the kitchen table, and Andrew breaks down in Sophie's arms as the emotional strain surfaces.

At the fertility clinic, the doctor informs Sophie that Andrew's sperm isn't healthy enough to achieve pregnancy. Sophie pleads with Dr. Hanson to secretly use someone else's sperm, but the doctor refuses.

Sophie is urged by Andrew's family to pray for a baby, but Andrew bluntly tells her that God can't make her pregnant. The moment underscores the couple's sense of helplessness.

While waiting for an appointment at the clinic, Sophie notices Jihah Kim arrive to donate. She overhears that he is an illegal alien and that his sperm cannot be accepted. He storms out, and she follows him to a Chinatown dry cleaners but cannot summon the courage to speak.

After a party, Andrew attempts suicide and is hospitalized. Sophie returns to the laundromat, follows Jihah to his building, and offers him money to sleep with her so they can conceive. He agrees, and they begin a pattern of paid sessions.

Sophie and Jihah have their first paid session, and a complicated bond begins to form beyond the transaction. They exchange stories and vulnerabilities as their situation deepens. The dynamic shifts from payment to care.

Jihah notices Sophie outside while Andrew comes to pick up a jacket, triggering a tense exchange. They argue about Jihah's resemblance to Andrew, and Sophie reveals Andrew's sterility. Afterwards, Jihah takes Sophie to a park spot where he prays.

Sophie and Jihah become intimate for the first time. When she returns home, she tells Andrew that Dr. Hanson has new procedures, but he wants to quit. Sophie then reveals she once became pregnant before marriage and had an abortion; Andrew walks away.

The next morning, Sophie and Andrew go to church and Sophie faints. Jihah is seen buying flowers and browsing jewelry, hinting at his awareness of the situation. Later, Sophie tells him she is pregnant and pays the $30,000; Jihah offers congratulations and they part on bittersweet terms.

Sophie and Andrew celebrate the pregnancy while Jihah sifts through laundromat receipts to find their address. He shows up at a party but pretends to have the wrong address and watches from a distance as the group prays. Sophie has thoughts about Jihah.

Days later, Sophie visits Jihah at his apartment and they become intimate again. She and Andrew discover that the baby is a boy. The stakes of their arrangements grow louder as the pregnancy continues.

Sophie’s late taxi leads to a confrontation as Andrew returns home and overhears Sophie with Jihah. Jihah gives Sophie a key to his apartment, and police detain him for illegal residence.

Andrew questions Sophie about the affair and asks her to abort the child to forgive her; she refuses. He restrains her and tries to drag her upstairs in a fit of anger. Jihah is told he will be deported the next morning, and Sophie goes to Jihah's park to pray; she later goes to his apartment and answers a ringing cellphone.

A few years later, Sophie is visibly pregnant on a beach with her son, who plays in the water as she knits. The scene offers a quiet, unresolved reflection on motherhood and sacrifice.