Five Feet Apart Dvd

Five Feet Apart is a 2019 American romantic drama film directed by Justin Baldoni (in his directorial debut) and written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis. The film was inspired by Claire Wineland, who suffered from cystic fibrosis. Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse play two young patients with cystic fibrosis, who try to have a relationship despite always being forced to stay a certain distance (6 ft) away from each other. It was released in the United States on March 15, 2019 by CBS Films via Lionsgate. The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed over $91 million worldwide.

Plot

Stella Grant is a cystic fibrosis patient who actively uses social media to cope with her illness and tries to live a normal life. She meets another CF patient, William “Will” Newman, who is at the hospital for a medication trial, in an attempt to get rid of the bacterial infection (B. cepacia) he has in his lungs.

CF patients are strictly kept six feet apart to reduce the risk of cross-infection, as contracting bacterial infections from other CF patients can be dangerous – even life-threatening. Stella is determined to follow the rules, and initially dislikes Will, who likes to break the rules and take dangerous risks sometimes. Stella notices that Will isn’t strictly following his treatment regimen and eventually gets him to agree to do so.

Will and Stella begin to fall for each other and secretly go on their first date, staying only five feet apart, Stella explaining she’s “taking that foot — for us.” They eventually end up at the hospital pool, where they strip to reveal scars from their past surgeries. The next day is Will’s birthday and Stella throws him a surprise dinner party with the help of Poe, Stella’s best friend and a fellow CF patient.

Poe dies the next day which leaves her devastated. Initially she pushes away Will. Later realizing how Poe did not get to live his life, Stella decides to live hers and go see the lights with Will. As they walk on solid ice, Stella almost dies but Will gives her mouth-to-mouth and saves her. At the hospital, the lung transplant is successful, and Will learns that Stella did not contract his infection.

When Stella wakes up from her surgery, she sees Will through the glass of her room. He has set up a display of lights outside of her room, saying that his only regret was that she did not get to see the lights, so he brought them to her. He tells her that his drug trial isn’t working, and he doesn’t want her to have to deal with his eventual death. He gives her a notebook of his drawings of her and confesses his love for her. Will makes her close her eyes, because he says he won’t be able to leave if she is looking at him. Stella closes her eyes and Will walks away.

Years later, Stella can be seen in a video on her channel, saying she misses Will’s touch now that she has lost it forever.

Cast

Haley Lu Richardson as Stella Grant
Cole Sprouse as William “Will” Newman
Moisés Arias as Poe Ramirez
Kimberly Hébert Gregory as Nurse Barbara
Parminder Nagra as Dr. Hamid
Claire Forlani as Meredith Newman
Emily Baldoni as Nurse Julie
Cynthia Evans as Erin Grant
Gary Weeks as Tom Grant
Sophia Bernard as Abby Grant
Cecilia Leal as Camila