"After" is a romantic drama directed by Jenny Gage ("All This Panic") from a script by Susan McMartin ("Mr. Church") based on the new adult fiction novel of the same name by Anna Todd. The novel became a publishing sensation on social storytelling platform Wattpad in 2014. Her original story was based on Harry Styles and Zayn Malik from One Direction. "After" is the first in a four book series.
The film stars newcomer Josephine Langford as a "good girl" college student who falls for a "bad boy" (Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, nephew of actors Ralph Fiennes and Joseph Fiennes) with a dark secret and the two embark on a turbulent relationship. Samuel Larsen, Khadijha Red Thunder, Dylan Arnold, Pia Mia, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Beals and Selma Blair co-star.
"After" opened in theaters on April 12, 2019 and received mostly negative reviews from critics.
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