Headline : John Green: Turtles all the Way Down resonates with teens overwhelmed in post-COVID world

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article ul li { list-style: disc; padding: 5px 0; } NEW YORK, May 3 (UPI) -- Author John Green says he thinks the film version of Turtles All the Way Down, which is being released in a post-COVID pandemic era, may be even more relevant than his book was when it was published in 2017. Now streaming on Max, the critically acclaimed romantic dramedy stars Isabela Merced as Aza, a 17-year-old suffering from crippling anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder, which strains her ability to get close to people. Advertisement

Cree, who goes by one name, plays Aza's free-spirited, supportive best friend Daisy and Felix Mallard plays Davis, the rich, handsome guy who adores her, even though her condition means she gets physically ill at the idea of kissing him.

The cast also includes Maliq Johnson, Poorna Jagannathan, Judy Reyes, and J. Smith-Cameron.

"There's been a huge shift in the way we talk about mental health, which is good. It's good that we're emphasizing mental health more, but, also, it's clear that many more kids are struggling," Green, who served as executive producer on the adaptation of his novel, told UPI in a Zoom interview Thursday.

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