ComingSoon is excited to debut the exclusive clip from the upcoming romantic comedy featuring Douglas Booth and Alison Pill. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, and it is now set to debut on December 13 in theaters and on digital platforms from Lionsgate.
“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,” reads the film’s official synopsis. “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.”
Check out the exclusive Young Werther clip below (watch more trailers):
The video features Booth’s Werther having a simple book reading date with Pill’s Charlotte while Werther reveals his insecurities as a writer to her. The cast also includes Iris Apatow (This is 40) as Sissy, Patrick J. Adams (Suits) as Albert, Amrit Kaur (The Sex Lives of College Girls) as Melanie, Jaouhar Ben Ayed (No Man’s Land) as Paul, and more.
The film is written and directed by filmmaker José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço, based on the 1774 tragic romance novel The Sorrows of Young Wether by Johann Wolfgang Goethe. In addition to leading the cast, Booth is also serving as an executive producer alongside Jonathan Bross, Andy Wang, Dave Mepham, Matthew E. Chausse, Mason Novick, Joe Simpson, and Simon Williams. It is produced by Matt Code.
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