
Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.... (Full plot summary below)
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Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.
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| We Live EntertainmentScott MenzelI cannot the remember the last time that I was this emotionally impacted by a film. I found myself constantly holding back tears from the moment the film began until it ended. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda CookThis is a compelling story about race in contemporary America. |
| Sly FoxKam WilliamsA grim reminder of just how tough it is to be young, marginalized and black in a merciless environment oblivious of your plight. |
| CulturessKristen LopezThe Hate U Give is a must-see drama with shining performances from Amandla Stenberg and Russell Hornsby. |
| National Newspaper Publishers Association Dwight BrownThe wealth of talent on view is almost staggering. Amandla Stenberg carries the weight of the film giving Starr just enough juice to grow from humble vulnerable teen to a courageous protestor. |
| Refinery29Anne CohenStenberg gives a stunning and powerful portrayal of seething, bubbling rage at the injustice that she can endure no longer. But what keeps [it] from veering into the melodramatic... territory is that it commits to fleshing out its characters fully. |
| Shadow and ActAramide TinubuMuch more than a simple commentary on race, class and police brutality, The Hate U Give is a standout film because it focuses on black female empowerment. |
| Black Girl NerdsJonita Davis'The Hate U Give' is wholesome and heartbreaking. It's visceral and at the same time makes so much sense. |
| The Christian CenturyKathryn ReklisThe movie is adapted from the young adult novel by Angie Thomas, and the tropes of that genre-a first-person narrative about finding oneself on the way to adulthood-allow it to strike boldly at the emotions that more detached grown-up dramas might avoid. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanLike the infamous “talk” that opens the film — the conversation that many black parents feel forced to have with their children about how to behave when you are stopped by the police — it is a movie that feels both essential and terribly, terribly sad. |