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The Fault in Our Stars

Hazel, a 16-year-old cancer patient, meets and falls in love with Augustus, another cancer patient, at a support group. They bond over their favorite novels and travel to Amsterdam to get answers from the author of Hazel's favorite book. Their relationship changes both of them profoundly, but Augustus' cancer later returns and he passes away, leaving Hazel heartbroken but with new perspectives on life.

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The Fault in Our Stars

Hazel, a 16-year-old cancer patient, meets and falls in love with Augustus, another cancer patient, at a support group. They bond over their favorite novels and travel to Amsterdam to get answers from the author of Hazel's favorite book. Their relationship changes both of them profoundly, but Augustus' cancer later returns and he passes away, leaving Hazel heartbroken but with new perspectives on life.

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The fault in our stars

The Fault in Our Stars is a 2014 American coming-of-age romance film, directed by Josh Boone,
based on John Green's 2012 novel of the same name. The film stars Shailene Woodley and
Ansel Elgort, with Laura Dern, Sam Trammell, Nat Wolff, and Willem Dafoe in supporting roles.
Woodley plays a sixteen-year-old cancer patient forced by her parents to attend a support
group, where she meets and subsequently falls in love with another cancer patient, played by
Elgort.
Development began in January 2012 when Fox 2000, a division of 20th Century Fox, optioned
the rights to adapt the novel into a feature film. Principal photography began on August 26,
2013, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a few additional days in Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
before concluding on October 16, 2013. Pittsburgh doubled for all of the scenes set in
Indianapolis, Indiana, the novel's setting, as well as for some interior scenes set in Amsterdam.
The Fault in Our Stars had its world premiere at Seattle International Film Festival on May 16,
2014, and was released in North America on June 6, 2014, by 20th Century Fox. The film
received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise given to Woodley's and Elgort's
performances and chemistry together, as well as the screenplay.

Cast
Shailene Woodley as Hazel Grace Lancaster.
Lily Kenna as young Hazel.
Ansel Elgort as Augustus "Gus" Waters.
Nat Wolff as Isaac, Augustus' best friend.
Laura Dern as Frannie Lancaster, Hazel's mother.
Sam Trammell as Michael Lancaster, Hazel's father.
Willem Dafoe as Peter Van Houten.
Lotte Verbeek as Lidewij Vliegenthart, Van Houten's assistant.
Mike Birbiglia as Patrick, the support group leaders.
Ana Dela Cruz as Dr. Maria.
Milica Govich as Mrs. Waters, Augustus's mother.
David Whalen as Mr. Waters, Augustus's father.
Emily Peachey as Monica.
Emily Bach as Monica's Mom.
Carole Weyers as the voice of Anne FranPittsburgh doubled for all of the scenes set in
Indianapolis, Indiana, the novel's setting, as well as for some interior scenes set in Amsterdam.
Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-year-old with thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs, attends a
cancer patient support group at her mother's behest. At one meeting, Hazel meets a 17-year-
old boy currently in remission named Augustus Waters, whose osteosarcoma caused him to
lose his right leg. Augustus is at the meeting to support Isaac, his friend who has eye cancer.
Hazel and Augustus strike a bond immediately and agree to read each other's favorite novels.
Augustus gives Hazel The Price of Dawn, and Hazel recommends An Imperial Affliction, a novel
about a cancer-stricken girl named Anna that parallels Hazel's own experience. After Augustus
finishes reading her book, he is frustrated upon learning that the novel ends abruptly without a
conclusion, as if Anna had died suddenly. Hazel explains the novel's author, Peter van Houten,
retreated to Amsterdam following the novel's publication and has not been heard from since.
A week later, Augustus reveals to Hazel that he has tracked down Van Houten's assistant,
Lidewij, and, through her, has managed to start an e-mail correspondence with Van Houten.
The two write to Van Houten with questions regarding the novel's ending; he eventually replies,
explaining that he can only answer Hazel's questions in person. At a picnic, Augustus surprises
Hazel with tickets to Amsterdam to meet Van Houten, acquired through the story's version of
the Make-A-Wish Foundation, "The Genies."
Upon meeting Van Houten, Hazel and Augustus are shocked to discover that he is a mean-
spirited alcoholic. Horrified by Van Houten's hostile behavior towards the teenagers, Lidewij
confesses to having arranged the meeting on his behalf. Lidewij resigns as Van Houten's
assistant and takes Hazel and Augustus to the Anne Frank House, where Augustus and Hazel
share their first kiss.
Still, the trip proves to be a turning point in these young lovers' relationship in many ways.
in the end, Augustus reveals that his cancer has returned. Upon their return to Indianapolis,
Augustus's health continues to deteriorate, resulting in him staying in the ICU for a few days.
Fearing his death, Augustus invites Isaac and Hazel to his pre-funeral, where they give eulogies.
Augustus dies soon after, leaving Hazel heartbroken. Through his death, Hazel is able to learn
some things about herself, her take on mortality, and her role in the world. ... But with
Augustus, she realizes the closeness was worth it—she wouldn't change it for the world.

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