We now have our first real look at the big-screen adaptation of Angie Thomas’ best-selling YA novel The Hate U Give.
In a trailer for the upcoming movie that arrived Sunday night during the BET Awards, Amandla Stenberg is seen as Starr Carter, a teenager who lives in the poor, predominantly black neighborhood of Garden Heights and attends a wealthy, mostly white prep school. She works hard to balance her place in both worlds becomes even more difficult after she witnesses the shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil (Algee Smith), by a police officer. In the aftermath of Khalil’s death, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what’s right.
The Hate U Give also features actors such as Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, KJ Apa, Sabrina Carpenter, Common, and Anthony Mackie. The movie is directed by George Tillman Jr., opens in theaters October 19.
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