Police violence and activism lead the first official trailer for 'The Hate U Give'

Based on Angie Thomas' bestselling novel, the film follows a teenager who sees her best friend killed by a police officer.
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Police violence and activism lead the first official trailer for 'The Hate U Give'
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The trailer for the film adaptation of Angie Thomas' novel The Hate U Give is here, and the film looks incredible.

Based on Thomas' New York Times bestseller, inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the film follows teenager Starr Carter who witnesses the shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer.

Directed by George Tillman Jr., The Hate U Give features Amandla Stenberg as Starr, with Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, KJ Apa, Algee Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, Common and Anthony Mackie.

YouTuber Kian Lawley, who had a starring role in the film, was cut from the project after a video surfaced of him making racist remarks. 

The Hate U Give hits theaters Oct. 19, so you've got time to read the book before then.

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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