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An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and injustices from his past to threaten his future.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $376,554
English
Budget--
Revenue $376,554
Keywords
based on novel or book
biography
based on true story
yale university
racism
hardship
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
shooting
newark, new jersey
absent father
tragic
based on real person
Casts
Jay Will
Robert DeShaun Peace
Mary J. Blige
Jackie Peace
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas
Camila Cabello
Naya
Michael Kelly
Edwin Leahy
Mare Winningham
Professor Durham
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Carl
Juan Castano
Oswaldo Gutierrez
Lori Hammel
Jury Foreperson
Benjamin Papac
Jeff Hobbs
Ian Duff
Sherman
Max MacKenzie
John Anderson
Caleb Eberhardt
Curtis
Curt Morlaye
Tavarus
Decater James
Gunman
Reggie Alvin Green
Horace Peace
Thom Niemann
Water Polo Player #2
Chance K. Smith
Rob Peace 13
Darrell L. Whipple
Moore (uncredited)
Joshua Perez
Weed Shack Crew (uncredited)
Leon 'Lee' Fuller
Old G / Neighbor (uncredited)
Sam Saeger Daniel
Eric (uncredited)
Kevin D. Benton
Construction Worker (boarding up the corner store) (uncredited)
Rony Clanton
Old Friend
Jaden Jajuan Fields
Joshua Smith
Nico Dangla
Yale White Student
Stephen Michael Lee
Funeral Preacher
Flavia de Morais Seixas
Naya's Mom
Paul Juhn
Dr. Christopher Yang
Tyler Bourke
Lucas Adams
Daniel Kaj Schlosser
Aaron Foster
Jolly Swag
Noah Andrews
Ken Land
State Attorney
Rosemary Howard
Homeowner
Gabby Beans
Darlene
Tavon Olds-Sample
Kamar
Hugh Entrekin
Water Polo Player #1
Abdul-Latif Ismail
Tavarus Heston 13
Noah Epps
Curtis Gamble 13
Alicia Pilgrim
Georgianna Broadway
Jordan Boatman
Estella Moore
Andrew Dolan
Hon. Edwin H. Stern
Fred Inkley
Hon. Alvin Weiss
Art McFarland
Irving Gaskins
Rosalyn Coleman
Jacinta Johnson
Robert Farrior
Tom Rivers
Antu Yacob
Sheila Tucker
Robert Ray Manning Jr.
Michael Tucker
Jelani Dacres
Rob Peace 7 / 10
Marjorie Johnson
Frances Peace
Crews
Luke Rodgers
Executive Producer
Alexa L. Fogel
Casting
Cassandra Parks
Hairstylist
David Gendron
Executive Producer
Jacqueline Fundus
Makeup Artist
Derrick Kollock
Hair Department Head
Dennis Dembeck
Sound Effects Editor
Morgan Earnest
Executive Producer
Jamin O'Brien
Executive Producer
Stephanie Fox
Second Assistant Director
Roy T. Anderson
Stunt Coordinator
Deirdra E. Govan
Costume Design
Ksenia Sereda
Director of Photography
Kit Bland
First Assistant Director
Masahiro Hirakubo
Editor
Mary J. Blige
Executive Producer
Lauren Crawford
Set Decoration
Dina Goldman-Kunin
Production Design
Eldo Ray Estes
Makeup Department Head
Merrell Hollis
Makeup Artist
Ali Jazayeri
Executive Producer
Zebah Pinkham
Art Direction
Tiffany Parks
Key Hair Stylist
Janissa Ramirez
Script Supervisor
Anton Gold
Sound Mixer
Jahan Lopes
Production Executive
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Director
Jeff Skoll
Executive Producer
Jeffrey Soros
Producer
Robert Kessel
Executive Producer
Alex Kurtzman
Producer
Simon Horsman
Producer
Jenny Lumet
Producer
Andrea Calderwood
Producer
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Writer
Rebecca Hobbs
Producer
Antoine Fuqua
Producer
Kat Samick
Producer
Alexander Fleming
Executive Producer's Assistant
Ike Oedel
Graphic Designer
Jeff Russo
Original Music Composer
Jeff Hobbs
Novel
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