Find your voice, change the world. Here’s the powerful first trailer for ‘The Hate U Give’

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“Violence. Brutality. It’s the same story, just a different name.”

20th Century Fox has released the first trailer for The Hate U Give, the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller by Angie Thomas, a ripped from the headlines story that deals with one America’s most pressing and sadly common issues, the killing of a young black man by a white police officer.

Official synopsis:

[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]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. [/box]

The Hate U Give stars Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games), Regina Hall (Girls Trip), Russell Hornsby (Grimm), KJ Apa (Riverdale), Algee Smith (Detroit), Lamar Johnson (the upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix), Issa Rae (Insecure), Sabrina Carpenter (Girl Meets World), with Oscar winner Common (Selma) and Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker).

20th Century Fox will release The Hate U Give on October 19th, 2018. Here is the first trailer.