Now is Good
Synopsis
Now Is Good tells the bracing story of Tessa (Fanning), a seventeen year-old girl passionate about life who is suffering from leukaemia. With limited time to live, she takes the challenge of living her adolescence in fast-forward and compiles a catalogue of what she feels every teenager should experience, losing her virginity being one. With the help of best friend Zoey (Scodelario), she sets the list in motion. While her family deals with fear and grief, each in their own way, Tessa explores a whole new world and discovers the feeling of falling in love, which proves to be the most exhilarating experience of them all.
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 103 mins
- Director
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Ol Parker
- Producer
- Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin
- Executive Producer
- Peter Hampden, Adam Kulick, Christine Langan
- Editor
- Peter Lambert
- Screenwriter
- Ol Parker
- Director of Photography
- Erik Wilson
- Production Designer
- Amanda McArthur
- Composer
- Dustin O'Halloran
- Principal cast
- Dakota Fanning, Paddy Considine, Olivia Williams
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Blueprint Pictures
43-45 Charlotte StreetLondon
W1T 1RS
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 6915
Fax: +44 (0)20 7580 6934
Sales Company
Warner Bros.
98 Theobald's RdLondon
WC1X 8WB
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7984 5400
Fax: +44 (0)20 7984 5001
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