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A Film To Remember: 5 Reasons Why ‘Midnight Sun’ Will Be Your Favorite Heart-Wrenching Teen Romance

Brought to us by the folks of 'A Walk To Remember,' the movie looks like something we'll be falling in love and breaking our hearts with. Ready your Kleenex and your feels, as we give you all the reasons this is your next favorite romantic film.

Midnight Sun is an upcoming teen romance film that is brought to us by the same company that delivered A Walk To Remember, and it looks like we'll be falling in love and breaking our hearts at the same time with it.

In the film,Katie (Bella Thorne) is diagnosed with a life-threatening and incurable genetic disease, preventing her from being exposed to sunlight. But one day she finally meets her longtime crush Charlie (Patrick Schwarzenegger), and finds love when she least expects it.

Ready your Kleenex and your feels, as we give you all the reasons why 'Midnight Sun' will be your next favorite romantic film:
 

1. The 2018 film is based on a timeless love story of a 2006 Japanese film 'Song to the Sun' (Taiyo no Uta).

In the Japanese film, the lead character is also a teenage girl who loves to sing but has a rare skin condition that makes exposure to sunlight life-threatening. The teen romantic film was such a moving experience that it has also been adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2006, and also became a manga (Japanese comics).

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2. It depicts a real and difficult journey of a rare disease and its heartbreaking consequences, but it's also a story of love and compassion.

In Midnight Sun, Katie suffers from a rare genetic condition called xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), an illness with no known cure. Exposure to sunlight is potentially fatal, so she lives her life indoors during the day, only getting to live the world outside when it is safe after sundown. Life in isolation especially as a teen is nothing you would wish on anyone, and the film depicts its harsh realities. Actress Bella Thorne has expressed that one of the reasons she wanted to take the role of Katie is to make more people aware of this rare disease and hopefully it leads to more research for a cure.

3. It's a story about one's first love and heartbreak.

Do you remember the first time you fell in love? There's nothing quite like it, and the story of young love will always be relatable no matter how old you are. Katie has had a crush on Charlie since she was a little girl, pining away from her tinted windows since she is not allowed to go outside. But one night, she decides to play her guitar and sing at a train station, and as fate would have it, Charlie is there and they finally meet. This isn't all rainbows and butterflies — the film strips away cute when needed and gives you the pains of high school heartbreak, when a sudden summer romance is now also about coping with illness.

4. You'll root for this new love team — they are just adorable.

In Midnight Sun, the teen pair is portrayed by 20 year old Bella Thorne and 24 year old Patrick Schwarzenegger. As Katie and Charlie, the two meet one evening and begin their adventures and romance during the moonlight, and then facing the inevitable question — can Katie can life a normal life? While Thorne is no stranger to the limelight, having many film and television series under her belt, this film is Schwarzenegger's (yup, Arnold's son) very first leading role in the big screen. And basing on countless tweets about how these two have melted hearts and left audiences all cried out — the pair definitely make the perfect on-screen couple, and it won't be a surprise if they'll have more film together in the future.

5. You'll fall in love with the original music.

What's a great teen romance without an equally kilig soundtrack to set all the feels right? 'Midnight Sun' also revolves around Katie's love for music — her guitar and singing — and for the film, Bella Thorne lends her voice for five songs. The soundtrack is now available to stream online. 'Burn So Bright' is a bright upbeat song that shows off the actress' pop-like pipes, while 'Reaching' is a slow, melancholy track with nothing but a guitar and Thorne's sweet voice. Hold on to your hearts and listen to the soundtrack below.

Romantic drama 'Midnight Sun' starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger opens in Philippine cinemas on May 2, 2018.

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