When is To The Bone out on Netflix, who’s in the cast with Lily Collins and Keanu Reeves and what’s it about?
Dramatic new film follows Lily Collins' character Ellen as she battles anorexia
TO THE Bone, a film about a girl battling anorexia, is the most-talked about Netflix show since 13 Reasons Why.
Here's what you need to know about the film which stars the daughter of a rock legend and a very well-known Hollywood actor.
What is To The Bone about? When is it on Netflix?
The film follows a girl who is suffering from anorexia, who has spent years going through recovery programmes, but none of them have worked for her.
The trailer opens on the main character Ellen obsessively counting the calories in her dinner, while we see her getting thinner and thinner throughout the trailer until she collapses having not eaten enough.
She's then sent to a live-in recovery programme with other young people suffering from eating disorders, which is led by a non-traditional doctor who tries to get Ellen to enjoy life and feel optimistic about things.
Tackling the tough subject of eating disorders it could be set to follow in the steps of 13 Reasons Why, which tackled depression and became a huge hit.
You can watch it NOW on Netflix UK.
Who's in the To The Bone cast?
Keanu Reeves (Dr William Beckham)
Keanu shot to stardom at a young age as part of stoner teen classic Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
He later gained a new legion of fans in cult hit trilogy, The Matrix in the late 1990s, after becoming an action hero in films including Speed.
He most recently played John Wick in the 2014 flick of the same name.
In To The Bone, Keanu plays the doctor who helps Ellen on her way to recovery.
Lily Collins (Ellen)
Lily Collins, daughter of rock star Phil Collins, is a 28-year-old actress and model who grew up in Guildford, Surrey.
She has appeared in a string of much-loved Hollywood blockbusters since her career began, including The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, The Blind Side and new Netflix smash, Okja.
Ahead of her starring role in the film, Lily revealed that she suffered the eating disorder herself, and wrote about it in her autobiography, Unfiltered.
With the help of a nutritionist, she lost the weight required to play the harrowing role.
Kathryn Prescott (Anna)
Kathryn Prescott is a Brit-born actress who is most famed for appearing alongside her twin sister Megan in the E4 teen drama, Skins.
Since then she has made the leap over into Hollywood, and has had a long-running role in TV series Finding Carter.
She also had a recurring role in 24: Legacy in 2016.
Liana Liberato (Kelly)
Liana is a Texas born, up-and-coming actress who has appeared alongside a series of A-list actors in her previous roles.
This includes grooming victim Annie in the 2010 movie, Trust, and the grieving friend Kim in 2014 tearjerker, If I Stay.
She will next appear alongside Luke Wilson, Donald Sutherland and Judy Greer in coming-of-age movie, Measure of a Man, due for release at the end of this year.
Carrie Preston (Susan)
Carrie Preston is most known for her role as the bubbly waitress Arlene Fowler in the vampire series, True Blood.
She also had roles in hit TV shows including Elsbeth Tascioni in The Good Wife and appeared alongside Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz in My Best Friend's Wedding.
The actress is lined up for two other roles in the future - The Dating Game Killer and Aunt Margeret in Daisy Winters.
Has To The Bone been controversial?
To The Bone has come under fire for similar reasons to previous Netflix hit 13 Reasons Why.
Some eating disorder sufferers believe that the film romanticises and glamorises their condition while others have warned that it could act as a "how-to guide" for vulnerable young women at risk of contracting an eating disorder.
Australian mental health organisation Headspace issues a warning about the film after images from the trailer reportedly appeared on "so-called 'thinspiration' websites, which glamorise eating disorders."
The charity's CEO Jason Trethowan said: "The concern is about the portrayal of behaviours associated with an eating disorder – and whether this may be providing a 'how to' guide for adolescents who may be at risk.
"We don't want any representation or discussion in the media, on TV, or anywhere else, that has the potential to place young people at risk."
But film director Marti Noxon, who has struggled with anorexia and bulimia in the past, said her aim was "not to glamorise eating disorders, but to serve as a conversation starter about an issue that is too often clouded by secrecy and misconceptions."
