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What If is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Michael Dowse released in USA on 8 august 2014 with Daniel Radcliffe

What If (2013)

The F Word / What If

What If
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Released in USA 8 august 2014
Length 1h42
Directed by
OriginCanada
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Romantic comedy,    Romance
Rating67% 3.3987853.3987853.3987853.3987853.398785

The F Word (released in some countries as What If) is a 2013 Canadian romantic comedy film directed by Michael Dowse and written by Elan Mastai, based on T. J. Dawe and Michael Rinaldi's play Toothpaste and Cigars. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park, Adam Driver, Mackenzie Davis and Rafe Spall.

It premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and was a nominee for Best Picture at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, and won for Adapted Screenplay.

Synopsis

Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) has a miserable job and lives with his sister and nephew in Toronto, Ontario. He dropped out of medical school after becoming aware of his girlfriend having an affair with his Anatomy teacher and decides to not be social for a year. He is coerced by his best friend Allan (Adam Driver) into going to a party where he quickly gets bored and begins to amuse himself by arranging fridge magnets bearing single words into phrases.

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