Hardin finds an apartment for the two to live together and they attend his father's wedding reception. Tessa and Hardin finally decide to date, but her mother threatens to cut her off financially if she continues the relationship, believing Hardin to be a bad influence. The next day Tessa returns to her dorm to check on Noah, who discovers her affair with Hardin and leaves her, heartbroken. While Noah sleeps in Tessa's bed after the party, she leaves to check in on Hardin, who has destroyed the house in a drunken rage. In a game of 'suck and blow' at the bonfire party, Jace purposely fails in order to kiss Tessa, making Hardin jealous and leading to a physical confrontation. Noah surprises Tessa with a visit, and the two experience an evening together around a bonfire. Hardin tells her not to do so, saying that he does not date, disappointing Tessa. Later, the two encounter Molly and Zed at a diner, following which Tessa promises to tell her boyfriend about the kiss she shared with Hardin. While they swim, Hardin kisses Tessa, saying that they cannot remain only friends. Following a class debate Hardin again approaches Tessa and insists they start over, inviting her to a nearby lake. The following day Tessa meets with Landon, a classmate she met on her first day of classes, who reveals to her that he and Hardin are soon to become stepbrothers, with his mother engaged to Hardin's father. Later on at the party Hardin attempts to kiss Tessa, but she rejects his advances and leaves. The group play truth or dare, which reveals Tessa's virginity she is dared to kiss Hardin but refuses. The following day Steph persuades Tessa to attend a party where she meets Steph's other friends: Zed, Molly, and Jace, and meets Hardin for the second time. The day after, Tessa shares a brief encounter with Steph's friend, Hardin Scott. During this process she meets her new roommate Steph and Steph's girlfriend Tristan. Tessa Young begins her freshman year of college by moving into her dorm room with the help of her mother, Carol, and her boyfriend, Noah. Despite largely negative reviews from critics, who criticized its screenplay and narrative glamorized abusive relationships, it was a commercial success, grossing $69.5 million worldwide against its $14 million budget.

The cast includes Selma Blair, Inanna Sarkis, Shane Paul McGhie, Pia Mia, Khadijha Red Thunder, Dylan Arnold, Samuel Larsen, Jennifer Beals and Peter Gallagher in supporting roles.Īfter premiered at The Grove in Los Angeles on April 8, 2019.

The film stars Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin and follows an inexperienced teenage girl who begins to romance a mysterious student during her first months of college. After is a 2019 American romantic drama film directed by Jenny Gage and written by Gage, Susan McMartin and Tamara Chestna, based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Anna Todd.

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