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To Write Love on Her Arms (2012)

To Write Love on Her Arms poster
Directed by
Nathan Frankowski
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 88 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the true story of a teenager struggling with addiction and self-harm. Her friends rally to help her find the strength to enter rehab and begin recovery.

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What happens

To Write Love on Her Arms (also known as Day One; formerly Renee) is a 2012 American biographical drama film directed by Nathan Frankowski and starring Kat Dennings, Chad Michael Murray, Rupert Friend, Mark Saul, Juliana Harkavy, and Corbin Bleu. The film is based on the life of troubled teenager Renee Yohe and the founding of To Write Love on Her Arms by Jamie Tworkowski, after he and others helped Yohe to overcome her challenges enough to be able to enter rehab. The film premiered at the Omaha Film Festival on March 11, 2012, and was eventually released on DVD on March 3, 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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