The Hate U Give [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray/DVD]

Director: George Tillman Jr. George Tillman Jr.

Overview

A young black student (Amandla Stenberg) from a poor neighborhood who attends a prep school in an affluent area finds her uneasy life balance further disrupted when she witnesses her childhood friend being shot by a police officer. Caught in the middle of the subsequent turmoil, she is forced to look inside herself and figure out just where she stands in her young life. Based on a book of the same name by Angie Thomas and directed by George Tillman Jr.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/22/2019
UPC:	0024543581130
Original Release:	2018
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:13:00
Sales rank:	20,538

Special Features

Extended scenes; Starting a Conversation; The Talk; Code Switching; Starr: Shine Your Light; The Heart of Georgia; Thank U Georgia; Audio Commentary by George Tillman, Jr., Amandla Stenberg, Russell Hornsby, Angie Thomas and Craig Hayes; Gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Amandla Stenberg	Starr Carter
Regina Hall	Lisa Carter
Russell Hornsby	Maverick Carter
K.J. Apa	Chris
Lamar Johnson	Seven Carter,Pastor Eldridge
Issa Rae	April
Algee Smith	Khalil
Sabrina Carpenter	Hailey
Common	Uncle Carlos
Anthony Mackie	King
Marcia Wright	Tammy,Sekani
Dominique Fishback	Kenya
Tony Vaughn	Mr. Lewis
Karan Kendrick	Lesha
Kian Lawley	Actor
Al Mitchell	Mr. Reuben
Rhonda Johnson Dents	Miss Rosalie
Megan Lawless	Maya
Mike Stoudt	Reporter
Andrene Ward-Hammond	Brenda
Drew Starkey	Cop 115
Monique Grant	Neighbor
Kurt Yue	John
Marc Fajardo	Camera Man
Djames Jones	Goon
Abby Glover	White Girl
William J. Harrison	White Boy
Susan Santiago	Gomez
Tye Claybrook Jr.	Driver
KJ Apa	Chris
Dustin O'Halloran	Composer

Technical Credits

Audrey Wells

Angie Thomas

George Tillman Jr.	Director,Producer
Audrey Wells	Screenwriter
Robert Teitel	Producer
Marty Bowen	Producer
Wyck Godfrey	Producer
Angie Thomas	Executive Producer,Screenwriter,Producer
Timothy M. Bourne	Executive Producer,Producer
Isaac Klausner	Executive Producer,Producer
Yesi Ramirez	Casting
Heath Howard	Producer

Editorial Reviews

The Hate U Give is a racial drama set against the backdrop of a coming-of-age teen romance. The result is a grab bag of emotions that will take hold of you and allow maybe even make you feel the sentiment behind the Black Lives Matter campaign, fictionally called 'Just Us For Justice' in this work. Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games, The Darkest Minds) leads the cast as Starr Carter, a high school teen trapped between two worlds -- she literally traverses the boundaries between black and white, as she goes to a mostly Caucasian prep school during the day and then returns to her very sweet family across town in a black neighborhood. The plot kicks into high gear when Starr goes to a neighborhood party and reconnects with her childhood friend Khalil, played by Algee Smith (Detroit, Earth to Echo). They leave the party to drive home, but they are pulled over as they're reminiscing. Starr watches helplessly as Khalil is shot and killed by a white police officer who mistakes his hairbrush for a gun. Starr is heartbroken by her loss, but reticent to let her two lives cross over. She's also taken in by a group of activists who show her that she needs to stand up for herself, and for her people. Russell Hornsby (Fences, After the Sunset) deserves a nod for his loving father role as Maverick Carter. He opens the movie by teaching a young Starr how to properly stay safe when you get pulled over by the police and continues to support her when she is all grown up and ready to find her voice. Screenwriter Audrey Wells (This Is Us, Notorious) adapted Angie Thomas' New York Times Bestselling YA novel of the same name and successful fit it into a two-hour, twelve-minute fil, -- there's nothing more that could be cut or tweaked. The drama is packed in, and every beat is a solid hit. The story stays focused and never loses sight of the goal, despite a number of bumps in the road. Director George Tillman Jr. (Notorious, Barbershop) has made a career of crafting stories that help shed light on racism. This may be his strongest film yet, and will definitely reach the widest audience. The PG-13 rating and YA novel draw also create a potential vast audience that draws from multiple fanbases. Racial tensions remain high in the U.S., and The Hate U Give is impacted by such tensions in multiple ways. It coincidentally opened on a day when news headlines featured a story in which a white police officer shot a black teen sixteen times until he died. Additionally, actor Kian Lawley was originally cast as Starr's white boyfriend, but was replaced by K.J. Apa and after a YouTube video of him using racial slurs surfaced. Ultimately, The Hate U Give is not a perfect movie, but the quality of its components as well as the timeliness of the message could easily make it a hit with audiences and critics alike.