| The Half of It | |
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| Directed by | Alice Wu |
| Written by | Alice Wu |
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| Cinematography | Greta Zozula |
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| Music by | Anton Sanko |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 104 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Half of It is a 2020 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Alice Wu. It stars Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire, with Enrique Murciano, Wolfgang Novogratz, Catherine Curtin, Becky Ann Baker, and Collin Chou in supporting roles. It is loosely inspired by Edmond Rostand's 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac, and follows a Chinese-American student helping the school jock woo a girl whom, secretly, they both desire.
The film was released worldwide on Netflix on May 1, 2020. It received positive reviews from critics, who mostly praised Wu's direction and screenplay, as well as the performances of Lewis and Diemer. It was honored with the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature at the 19th Tribeca Film Festival, while Wu was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 36th Independent Spirit Awards.
- ^ "The Half of it". Tribeca Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2020.