NAPPILY EVER AFTER (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Sanaa Lathan (Alien Vs Predator), Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters), Lyriq Bent (Home Again), Lynn Whitfield (Stepmom), Ricky Whittle (Austenland), Camille Guaty (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past), Brittany S. Hall (Damaged Goods)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Haifaa Al-Mansour (Mary Shelley), director; Adam Brooks (Definitely, Maybe) and Cee Marcellus (film debut), writers; Tracey Bing (Southside With You), Sanaa Lathan (The Perfect Guy), Jared LeBoff (The Girl on the Train) and Marc Platt (La La Land), producers; Lesley Barber (Manchester By The Sea), composer; Alar Kivilo (A Simple Plan), cinematographer; Jay Deuby (The Heat), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Violet Jones (Lathan) leads a charmed life, with a great job, a handsome boyfriend, and meticulously maintained hair to die for. However, things start to unravel following an accident at the hair salon, and Violet begins to realise that the flawless life she had been living may not have been the one she wanted…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Sanaa Lathan stars in and produces the latest feature rom-com to come from Netflix, which sees her play someone who makes life-changing decisions to become her very best self.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2018 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

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