The Half of It

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Leah Lewis as Ellie Chu, a shy, introverted, Chinese-American straight-A student
• Daniel Diemer as Paul Munsky, a school jock whom Ellie helps out by writing love letters
• Alexxis Lemire as Aster Flores, the daughter of a local deacon
• Collin Chou as Edwin Chu, Ellie’s father
• Wolfgang Novogratz as Trig Carson, Aster’s boyfriend
• Becky Ann Baker as Mrs. Geselschap
• Catherine Curtin as Colleen Munsky, Paul’s mother
• Enrique Murciano as Deacon Flores, Aster’s father

Storyline:

A shy, introverted, Chinese-American, straight-A student finds herself helping the school jock woo the girl they both secretly love. In the process, each teaches the other about the nature of love as they find connection in the most unlikely of places.—Netflix

About Movie:

The Half of It is an American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Alice Wu. It stars Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire, with Enrique Murciano, Wolfgang Novogratz, Catherine Curtin, Becky Ann Baker, and Collin Chou in supporting roles. It is loosely inspired by Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac.

Principal photography began on April 22, 2019, in New York, and concluded on May 31, 2019.

The film was released worldwide on Netflix on May 1, 2020. It received positive reviews from critics, who mostly praised Wu’s direction and screenplay, as well as the performances of Lewis and Diemer. It was honored with the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature at the 19th Tribeca Film Festival, while Wu was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 36th Independent Spirit Awards.