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The Hate U Give

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• Crime/detective
• Drama

• 2018
• George Tillman Jr
• 127 mins
• 12A

Summary

Crime drama starring Amandla Stenberg. Sixteen-year-old Starr is from a working-class African-American neighbourhood, but downplays her background at her mostly white private school. When Starr witnesses the fatal police shooting of a childhood friend, she comes to a decision that will rock her community.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Trevor Johnston

When an African-American teenage girl is witness to a police shooting, the subsequent turmoil proves traumatising yet empowering in this adaptation of Angie Thomas's Young Adult bestseller. Amandla Stenberg (The Darkest Minds) plays the 16-year-old leading a double life before the incident, at home in her run-down, occasionally dangerous Black community, yet having to tone down her "ghetto" identity at the posh white school she attends at the behest of her socially ambitious mum. When tragic events push her into the glare of publicity, she really finds out who her friends are, and experiences first-hand the bitter realities of divided Trump-era America. Identity politics, the continuing blight of illegal narcotics and the institutional racism of law enforcement are just some of the complex themes tackled here, in a film which is intended for teen viewers but never talks down to that demographic. Instead, it offers a clear-eyed survey of an undeniably gnarly social situation, topped with a positive message about the potential of youth to avoid the missteps of previous generations. Stenberg's nuanced yet defiant central turn shines with star-making potential.

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7.5/10

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Cast

rolenameStarr CarterAmandla StenbergLisa CarterRegina HallMaverick "Mav" CarterRussell HornsbyKingAnthony MackieApril OfrahIssa RaeCarlosCommon KhalilAlgee SmithHaileySabrina CarpenterChrisK J ApaKenyaDominique Fishback

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rolenameDirectorGeorge Tillman Jr

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Theatrical distributor

20th Century Fox

Released on

2018-10-22

Languages

English

Guidance

Some violence and swearing

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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