#FIRSTLOOK: “YOUNG WERTHER” TO GET CANADIAN RELEASE JANUARY 10, 2025

After its premiere at TIFF ’24, YOUNG WERTHER is slated for a January 10, 2025 release in Canada. The film is a contemporary twist on Goethe’s classic novel and is written and directed by José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço. It features a great cast, including Alison Pill from TRAP, Douglas Booth (MY SALINGER YEAR), Patrick J. Adams from Suits, and Iris Apatow from Unstable.

Synopsis
Patrick J. Adams, Douglas Booth and Alison Pill star in this romantic comedy based on the classic smash hit novel of tragic romance. While on a simple errand to Toronto, a carefree and charming young writer named Werther stumbles across the love of his life only to discover that the young woman is engaged. Despite the urgings of his hypochondriac best friend, Werther turns his world upside down in a desperate, misguided and hilarious quest to win her heart.

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