Five Feet Apart release date, cast, plot, trailer – All you need to know

Five Feet Apart has been garnering a wealth of positive feedback on Twitter. The film is directed by Justin Baldoni of Jane The Virgin fame. Guaranteed to make you weep, Baldoni was inspired by a Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patient he met named Claire, who he consulted on Five Feet Apart but died before he could show her the director’s cut.

When is Five Feet Apart out in cinemas?

Five Feet Apart is released in UK cinemas on March 22, 2019, but the film is already out in cinemas in America.

In 2012, Baldoni directed a documentary series and met Claire Wineland, a woman with CF, who inspired him to tell a story centred around the disease.

Baldoni told The Hollywood Reporter: “We were talking one day and I said: ‘Give me the inside scoop. What happens in these hospitals?’

“She was the one who told me that two people with CF have to stay six feet apart.

“I just thought how interesting that the one person that should be able to understand you more than anybody is the one person you have to stay away from.”

What is the plot of Five Feet Apart?

The official plot synopsis reads: “17-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient.

“Her life is full of routines, boundaries, and self-control – all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness.

“There’s an instant flirtation, though restrictions dictate that they must maintain a safe distance between them.

“As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction.”