[08/02/18 - 08:03 AM] Video: Trailer Debut - "Nappily Ever After," Starring Sanaa Lathan and Premiering on September 21 Adapted from best-selling author Trisha R. Thomas' novel of the same name, comes a romantic comedy following a seemingly perfect Violet Jones as she takes an emotional journey through life, love, and hair.
[via press release from Netflix]
NAPPILY EVER AFTER
Sanaa Lathan stars as Violet Jones in the highly-anticipated Netflix Film, Nappily Ever After. Adapted from best-selling author Trisha R. Thomas' novel of the same name, comes a romantic comedy following a seemingly perfect Violet Jones as she takes an emotional journey through life, love, and hair. Nappily Ever After is directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour and premieres globally on Netflix on September 21, 2018.
Synopsis
Violet Jones (Sanaa Lathan) has a seemingly perfect life - a high-powered job, an eligible doctor boyfriend and a meticulously maintained, flawless coiffure. But after a life-changing event doesn't go according to her plan, and a hair-raising incident at the hairdresser, her life begins to unravel. Eventually, Violet realizes that she was living the life she thought she was supposed to live, not the one she really wanted.
Nappily Ever After stars Sanaa Lathan, who also serves as a producer alongside Tracey Bing, Jared LeBoff and Marc Platt. Directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour, and written by Adam Brooks and Cee Marcellus, the film also stars Ricky Whittle, Lyriq Bent, Ernie Hudson and Lynn Whitfield.
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