Young Werther

Young Werther
Directed byJosé Lourenço
Written byJosé Lourenço
Based onThe Sorrows of Young Werther
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Produced byMatt Code
StarringDouglas Booth
Alison Pill
Iris Apatow
Patrick J. Adams
CinematographyNick Haight
Edited bySandy Pereira
Music byOwen Pallett
Production
company
Wildling Pictures
Distributed byLevelFilm
Release date
  • September 9, 2024 (2024-09-09) (TIFF)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Young Werther is an upcoming Canadian romantic comedy film written and directed by José Lourenço and starring Douglas Booth, Alison Pill, Iris Apatow and Patrick J. Adams. It is Lourenço's feature directorial debut and based on the 1774 novel The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.[1][2]

The film premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] and has been scheduled to screen in a gala presentation at the 2024 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.[4]

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  3. ^ Jeremy Kay, "Toronto film festival adds Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, Edward Burns, David Mackenzie titles". Screen Daily, July 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Heidi Ulrichsen, "Forget hockey rivalry: Sudbury’s Cinéfest 2024 showing love for North Bay". Sudbury.com, August 22, 2024.