In the upcoming movie Five Feet Apart, a pair of teenagers fall in love, even though they can't be together. Classic romantic movie trope — but this time, the reason they're kept apart isn't
The romantic drama Five Feet Apart stars Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse as two young adults living with cystic fibrosis. there's a much more hopeful ending to the main characters' story.
Another tear-jerker YA novel is getting the Hollywood treatment — and stirring up plenty controversy in the process. The film “Five Feet Apart” follows the budding relationship between to teens living with cystic fibrosis (CF). “Riverdale” actor Cole Sprouse and “Edge of Seventeen” actress Haley Lu Richardson play Will and Stella With first dates and love notes, “Five Feet Apart” is a run-of-the-mill teen romance, except that all of the main characters suffer from a common, life-threatening genetic disease called cystic fibrosis. Protagonist Stella (Haley Lu Richardson) is optimistic, organized and so relatable that I often forgot she had cystic fibrosis.
Because of the similar narratives, Five Feet Apart has often been compared to John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars. Like many novels in the young adult genre, the main characters fulfill an archetype. Will is rebellious, perhaps a bit mysterious, and has strong ambitions to lead a life outside of the status quo.

Organized and ambitious, Stella loves to create task lists in a methodical attempt to control her turbulent life. She struggles to manage the pressures of maintaining her cystic fibrosis while navigating her sister Abby’s sudden death a year ago and her parents’ subsequent divorce.

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