The Hate U Give (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Hate U Give |
| Original title | The Hate U Give |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2018 |
| length | 133 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | George Tillman, Jr. |
| script | Audrey Wells |
| production |
Robert Teitel , George Tillman Jr. |
| music | Dustin O'Halloran |
| camera | Mihai Mălaimare Junior |
| cut |
Alex Blatt , Craig Hayes |
| occupation | |
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The Hate U Give is a crime film directed by George Tillman, Jr. , which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2018 and was released in US theaters on October 5, 2018. The theatrical release in Germany took place on February 28, 2019. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Angie Thomas .
action
Starr Carter, 16, lives with her family in the low-income area of Garden Heights. When she was a child, her father Maverick gave her, her half-brother Seven and also little Sekani the ten-point program of the Black Panthers , which also includes what they should do if they ever get caught in a police check. Maverick was in jail, and so was his father. His children should be spared that. His youngest son's name means joy; Starr's half-brother was named Seven, which stands for perfection, and she herself was named Starr by her father because she was Maverick's light in the dark. The families of Starr's parents didn't think that he would get a life together with Starr's mother Lisa. However, they were able to get out of the vicious circle that the African Americans of this neighborhood get into again and again. Once he was the right hand man of King, the leader of the King Lords, but now Maverick runs Carters Grocery in Garden Heights. Lisa works in a hospital, and with the money she has earned, she can send her children to Williamson, a private school attended mainly by privileged whites. Rigid is torn between these two worlds and flips a switch at the school to hide its ghetto background. Her white friend Chris doesn't know her background either. She thinks the music he makes is good and likes that he makes her laugh.
At a party, Starr hangs out with Kenya, King's daughter and half-sister of her half-brother Seven and thus somehow part of the family. Here she also meets Khalil again, whom she has known since her earliest childhood. When shots are fired at the party, all the guests flee. Khalil wants to drive Starr home. During a police check she has to see how he is shot by a police officer. The officer thought he saw a gun in Khalil's hand, but Khalil had just reached for his hairbrush. At the police station, her uncle Carlos rescues her from an interrogation about the circumstances when he notices that it is developing into an interrogation that only deals with Khalil's criminal past and the threat posed by him to the Police check could have run out. Carlos is a police officer himself. At a private memorial service for Khalil, he prepares Starr for what will happen next. Before the officer can officially take legal action, she must testify before a grand jury. Not only Starr is afraid of it, her mother Lisa also fears that it could make her daughter a target.
April Ofrah, a lawyer for the Just Us for Justice movement, speaks at the service for the late Khalil. When she explains to the mourners that the officer responsible for his death, Brian Macintosh Jr., should not be persecuted, there is first a protest in front of the church and then violent tumult in Garden Heights. April Ofrah seeks a direct conversation with the Carter family. Lisa doesn't want to put her daughter in unnecessary danger by making a statement to the grand jury, and Starr is also hesitant. Then, however, she realizes that she has to speak for Khalil, because her father also taught them that in some moments they shouldn't just be silent. In a television interview she tells of Khalil, of their childhood together and of how he found his way to the King Lords. Her friend Chris also recognized her on television. They both skip their prom, because Chris would much rather finally get to know her family. Maverick, however, is not taken with his skin color.
First the family learns from the King Lords threats that Starr should shut up, then they have to learn that the officer will not be held accountable for his actions despite her testimony to the grand jury. Together with her brother Seven, Starr joins a protest march that moves towards the town hall and encounters a large number of police there. There Starr picks up a megaphone she got from April, identifies herself as the witness in the Khalil Harris case and implores the crowd that they are all witnesses to this injustice. However, the congregation is forcibly dissolved. Starr throws one of the tear gas bombs back to the police, but has to flee to her father's shop with Seven. King has a helper set fire to the business. Those trapped by the fire are in danger of being burned; at the last second their father saves them. He wants to hold King accountable. It almost leads to a shooting. In a moment of inattention, Sekani takes his father's gun and points it at King. Two policemen arrive who also draw their weapons. Starr sees how dangerous hatred is that is passed on to the next generation. She stands in front of Sekani and all weapons are lowered.
Literary template
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Angie Thomas , which was awarded the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize in 2018 and the Youth Jury Prize at the German Youth Literature Prize. The novel immediately made it to # 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and was the top-selling YA novel in the United States in 2017. The writer is from Jackson, Mississippi and was 29 years old when she published her first novel that has autobiographical features. Like her protagonist, she grew up in a poor, mostly black neighborhood, on the outskirts and attended a private school with mostly white children. How rigidly she is familiar with code switching , depending on what environment she is in.
The book title The Hate U Give goes back to a quote from Tupac Shakur and refers to the hatred that the system delivers, which many perceive to be directed against themselves. It is in THUG LIFE an acronym for The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody that order in particular to the Generation Z Generation Y came, the successor generation whose members from around 1995 until 2010. The world, and the future generations related, in which the hatred within society is nourished. The rapper, who also released an album in 1994 with Thug Life: Volume 1 , which refers to this acronym, is Angie Thomas' idol, who raped herself as a teenager: "Hip-hop was my mirror." Rapping was a possibility to herself to express and tell of the fear, frustration and anger that she has had all her life, says Thomas. Later she discovered writing to express herself.
Ultimately, Starr recognizes in her brother Sekani one of these “Little Infants” from Tupac's leitmotif “Thug Life”, who points a gun at the drug dealer King. She stands protectively in front of him and explains to the police that the spiral of violence must finally come to an end. Her father Maverick sworn to this philosophy when she was little when he suggested the Ten-Point Program to his children , the ten-point program of the Black Panther Party , which contains ideas from the constitution and the US Declaration of Independence. The statements to be found in it were drawn up for the members of the Black Panther Party in order to be able to live and survive freely in the USA.
production
Staff, cast and shooting
The novel was adapted for the film by Audrey Wells . Wells died on October 4, 2018, the day before the film opened in select US theaters. Unlike in the novel, Starr's family does not leave their dangerous neighborhood in the end. Directed by George Tillman, Jr. He had read the book before it was actually published. According to his own statements, he had the feeling that this was intended for adults, even if there was a young protagonist in it, which he used as a perspective in his film.
The main role of Starr Carter was played by the actress Amandla Stenberg. Russell Hornsby plays her father Maverick, Regina Hall her mother Lisa. Her youngest brother, Sekani, was cast by TJ Wright , and her older half-brother, Seven, by Lamar Johnson . KJ Apa plays Starr's white friend Chris. The role of her uncle Carlos, who is a police officer, was cast with rapper, actor and Oscar winner Common . The shot Khalil, Starr's childhood best friend, is played by Algee Smith .
Filming began in Atlanta on September 12, 2017. Mihai Mălaimare Junior acted as cameraman .
Film music and publication
The score was composed by Dustin O'Halloran . The soundtrack for the film, which contains a total of 14 pieces of music, was released by Def Jam Recordings on October 12, 2018. These include pieces by Kendrick Lamar , Pusha T , 2Pac , Travis Scott , Bobby Sessions , Jadakiss and Logic and the song We Won't Move by Arlissa, which was already released in advance.
The film celebrated its world premiere on September 7, 2018 at the Toronto International Film Festival , was presented at the San Diego International Film Festival on October 12, 2018 , was released in selected US cinemas on October 5, 2018 and was released nationwide on October 19, 2018 . Its European premiere took place on October 20, 2018 as part of the London Film Festival . A theatrical release in Germany took place on February 28, 2019. After the riots in Chemnitz in 2018 , a #WirSindMehr screening was initiated by presenter and film critic Dominik Porschen , for which the distributor 20th Century Fox made the film The Hate U Give due to the thematic Relevance and this celebrated its preview in Germany on September 20, 2018 at the Filmpalast Cologne.
reception
Age rating and topic
In the US, the film was rated PG-13 by the MPAA . In Germany it was approved by the FSK from the age of 12. The statement of reasons for release states: “The film deals with issues such as racism , prejudice and racially motivated police violence in a haunting, but youth-friendly way.” It also states that violence is not luridly presented in the picture and that some situations and conflicts are emotionally intense and moving but within a framework that does not overwhelm children from the age of 12.
The film critic Antje Wessels remarks that The Hate U Give is negotiating an equally urgent and complex topic at the eye level of its young target audience, which the film takes seriously at all times. George Tillman Jr. has created a film on a complex topic that is particularly accessible to the younger target group and does not shy away from a certain drastic quality. The film does not have a typically brittle drama look , but with its bright colors and soft contours looks almost like a coming-of-age tragic comedy from the Love brand , Simon Wessels continues.
Christian Fahrenbach from the dpa explains that what sounds overly dramatized to German viewers is everyday life in the USA, and the topic is urgently and sadly relevant: “According to figures from the Washington Post, 229 blacks were killed by police officers on duty in 2018 , of which around one was Thirds younger than 29 years and only 123 had a weapon with them. Every third black man in the US ends up in jail at some point in his life.
The protagonist Starr Carter is just nine years old in the film when her father quotes her about what is perhaps the most important conversation of her life. This is not about flowers and bees, but about not dying, notes Bettina Dunkel: "The father explains down to the smallest detail how Starr has to behave when she gets into a police check: do not make any abrupt movements, Follow orders, keep your hands flat and clearly visible to the officers. Starr should all memorize it well - as well as the ten-point program of the Black Panther , which she and her ten-year-old half-brother will receive immediately afterwards. "The father calls this the Bill of Rights for blacks and his children should know their rights and their worth. A few years later, how important the conversation was, when the now 16-year-old Starr is stopped by a police car with her friend and knows what to do, so Dunkel.
Film genre and comparison with other films
Christian Fahrenbach thinks that the youth drama breaks the conventions of the genre . It is more successful and more urgent than many films aimed at adults, and although there is some optimism shortly before the end, the uncomfortable drama never pretends that speechlessness, trained aggression and deep-rooted racism can be easily overcome.
Bettina Dunkel from BR24 Kultur explains that, despite the abundance of conflicts, The Hate U Give rarely drifts into melodrama, and the coming-of-age drama more often tightens the viewer's throat: “Because injustice and helplessness that cause the determine everyday Starr and wide reach beyond the traumatic experience with Khalil are brought painfully understandable to the canvas. "who had thought itself, the Oscar-winning Green Book to look at the movies should, also equal to a ticket for the Hate U Give obtain , in which with the existence as black in a society dominated by whites, a similar topic is essentially treated, said Dunkel. In contrast to Green Book , The Hate U Give is not a historical feelgood movie, but a balanced social statement with a current context that leads to a powerful plea for more civil courage.
Also Kai Mihm of epd film emphasizes the film tell no conciliatory friendship history as Green Book , but was an angry, urgent, less conciliatory call to action firmly in the here and now anchored. Tillman Jr. draws with angry strength and great sensitivity a social panorama with cops, drug gangs and elite students, all of whom contribute in their own way to the devastating status quo in Tupac's sense.
Reviews and grossing results
So far, the film has received the approval of 97 percent of all Rotten Tomatoes critics and achieved an average rating of 8.1 out of a possible 10 points.
Martin Schwickert from Tagesspiegel explains that George Tillman, Jr. is creating a gripping coming-of-age drama that drives his heroine into a forced self-discovery process and precisely shows the racist demarcations within US society.
Jacob Trussell of Filmschoolrejects thinks the film is a powerful reminder of why black lives matter . It doesn't matter whether Khalil drank at the party or wanted to use a gun. What really counts is that he was shot dead by a badge at that moment. Anything one hears of “innocence” “until proven guilty” is questioned in the film, Trussell said. The film raises the question of why people of color appear guilty so often until they are found to be innocent. If there's anything to blame for the film, it's that it's a bit too pedagogical and doesn't even try to hide its message, which sometimes makes it feel like a BuzzFeed video, says Trussell. Still, The Hate U Give is a powerful and entertaining film that will hopefully be shown in high school classrooms across the United States, Trussell said.
On its opening weekend, the film grossed around $ 500,000 in 36 North American cinemas. Total revenue from cinema screenings worldwide is $ 34.9 million. With a production cost of $ 23 million and a marketing budget of approximately $ 30 million, the film was a financial failure for 20th Century Fox.
Use in school lessons
Philipp Bühler from Vision Kino sees a possible use of the film in the teaching subjects English, German , social studies , politics and ethics. The film and media education project also offers materials for film preparation and follow-up at school. Other known cases of often unpunished police violence against African-Americans could be presented in the Politics class. The alleged “color-blind” tolerance at Starr's school could also be discussed. The “code-switching” she practices between the different environments should be known to the young people, in at least similar forms, from their own everyday lives, and the film reflects the difficult handling of racist stereotypes, says Bühler. In January and February 2020, the film was presented as part of the SchulKinoWochen in North Rhine-Westphalia.
From the German Film and Media Review was The Hate U Give the predicate particularly valuable provided. The reasoning states: “The profound script gives each of the numerous characters depth and breaks, making their experiences and actions coherent and understandable. Hardly anyone in this film is really bad or just good, but rather is characterized by a multi-layered inner life, which gives the people great credibility and authenticity. ”That Angie Thomas and with her the film are not one of the great and well-known cases of police violence as a role model, but a supposedly less spectacular one, turns out to be a stroke of luck on closer inspection in many ways and makes this film a real experience that enables insights into everyday American racism in a moving way, so on in the reasoning.
Awards (selection)
At the upcoming Academy Awards 2019 , We Won't Move from the film was shortlisted in the Best Song category , but was ultimately not nominated. The following is a selection of awards and nominations:
Black Reel Awards 2018
- Nomination for Best Actress ( Amandla Stenberg )
- Nomination for Best Supporting Actress ( Russell Hornsby )
- Nomination for the best film music
- Nomination for Best Song ( We Won't Move , Arlissa)
Chicago International Film Festival 2018
- Awarded the audience award for best English-language film
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019
- Nomination for Best Young Actor (Amandla Stenberg)
Hamptons International Film Festival 2018
- Awarded the audience award
- Award as young actress (Amandla Stenberg)
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Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2018
- Nomination for Best Movie Song ( We Won't Give , Arlissa)
- Nomination for the best acting performance (Amandla Stenberg)
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards 2018
- Award for Best Screenplay ( Audrey Wells )
San Diego International Film Festival 2018
- Received the Rising Star Award (Dominique Fishback)
Savannah Film Festival 2018
- Received the Rising Star Award (Amandla Stenberg)
- Nomination in the Choice Drama Movie category
- Nomination in the category Choice Drama Movie Actress (Amandla Stenberg)
Toronto International Film Festival 2018
- Nomination for Best Canadian Feature Film (George Tillman Jr.)
- Nomination for the People's Choice Award - Gala Presentations (George Tillman Jr.)
synchronization
The German dubbing was created after Axel Malzacher directed the dialogue on behalf of RC Production Kunze & Wunder GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin.
| actor | Voice actor | role |
|---|---|---|
| Amandla Stenberg | Daniela Molina | Rigid Carter |
| Regina Hall | Bianca Krahl | Lisa Carter |
| Russell Hornsby | Milton Welsh | Maverick 'Mav' Carter |
| Issa Rae | Anne Helm | April Ofrah |
| Iyana Halley | Yvonne Greitzke | Bianca |
| Andrene Ward-Hammond | Dela Dabulamanzi | Brenda |
| Common | Dennis Schmidt-Foss | Carlos |
| Myles Evans | Fabian Kluckert | chance |
| KJ Apa | Max fields | Chris |
| Dustin Lewis | Florian Hoffmann | Da Monroe |
| DJames Jones | Matti Klemm | Goon |
| Sabrina Carpenter | Olivia Büschken | Hailey |
| Karan Kendrick | Dascha Lehmann | Iesha |
| Kurt Yue | Bastian Sierich | John |
| Shay Mack | Dana Friedrich | Waitress |
| Algee Smith | David Wittmann | Khalil |
| Rhonda Johnson Dents | Katy Karrenbauer | Miss Rosalie |
| Tony Vaughn | Uwe Jellinek | Mr. Lewis |
| Brian Brightman | Peter Flechtner | Officer |
| Javon Johnson | Charles Rettinghaus | Pastor Eldridge |
| TJ Wright | Manik Gaschina | Sekani |
| Brian Lafontaine | Axel Malzacher | Wilkes |
Web links
- The Hate U Give the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Hate U Give in the German dubbing index
- The Hate U Give - Official website for the film by 20th Century Fox Germany
- The Hate U Give - Press Conference at the Toronto International Film Festival (Video, English)
- The Hate U Give - Official Trailer from 20th Century Fox (Video)
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for The Hate U Give . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 185025 / K).
- ^ Angie Thomas: The Hate U Give. In: randomhouse.de. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ↑ Christian Schröder: Youth novel: We are the ones they fear most. In: Der Tagesspiegel, September 11, 2017.
- ^ A b c Taylor Hosking: 'The Hate U Give' Attempts to Advance the Gridlock on Police Brutality. In: vice.com, October 19, 2018.
- ^ A b c Susanne Lenz: Frankfurter Buchmesse: A book for young people about racism in the USA by Angie Thomas. In: Berliner Zeitung, October 12, 2017.
- ↑ a b c 'The Hate U Give' Review: A Powerful Testament To Why Black Lives Matter. In: filmschoolrejects.com, October 8, 2018.
- ↑ Director and screenwriter Audrey Wells is dead. In: Deutschlandfunk Kultur, October 6, 2018.
- ↑ Nick Romano: The Hate U Give: First look at Black Lives Matter-inspired YA film debuts. In: Entertainment Weekly, September 12, 2017.
- ↑ 'The Hate U Give' soundtrack details. In: filmmusicreporter.com, September 27, 2018.
- ↑ Start dates Germany In: insidekino.com. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ↑ Sidney Schering: #wirsindmehr in the cinema: 'Let a film evening send a peaceful signal'. In : quotemeter.de . September 12, 2018, accessed December 19, 2018.
- ↑ Angela Sommersberg: Cologne: Dominik Porschen organizes # Wirsindmehr screening in the Filmpalast. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . September 20, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ Reasons for the release of The Hate U Give In: Voluntary Self-Control of the Film Industry. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Antje Wessels: The Hate U Give. In: filmstarts.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ↑ a b Film review “The Hate U Give”: One of the most gripping films in recent years. In: February 27, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.br.de/nachrichten/kultur/filmkritik-the-hate-u-give,RJG85Wv
- ↑ https://www.br.de/nachrichten/kultur/filmkritik-the-hate-u-give,RJG85Wv
- ^ Kai Mihm: The Hate U Give. In: epd film. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ The Hate U Give. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 20, 2019. Note: The Tomatometer is the percentage of Rotten Tomatoes Approved Critics who gave the film a positive rating.
- ↑ Martin Schwickert: Toronto Film Festival: Our love is an insurrection. In: Der Tagesspiegel, September 17, 2018.
- ↑ Dave McNary: Amandla Stenberg's 'The Hate U Give' Gets Solid Start With $ 500,000. In: Variety, October 7, 2018.
- ^ The Hate U Give. In: boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ Tatiana Siegel: Multiple Fox Films Getting Axed at Disney. In: The Hollywood Reporter, April 24, 2019.
- ^ The Hate U Give. In: visionkino.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ The Hate U Give. In: nrw.db-schulkinowochen.de. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ The Hate U Give. In: fbw-filmbeval.com . German film and media rating. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ↑ Academy Unveils 2019 Oscar Shortlists. In: The Hollywood Reporter, December 17, 2018.
- ↑ Oscar Nominees 2019. In: oscar.go.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ↑ Erik Anderson: 'Black Panther,' 'Beale Street' lead Black Reel Awards nominations. In: awardswatch.com, December 13, 2018.
- ^ Audience Awards Announced For Chicago International Film Festival. In: chicagofilmfestival.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ↑ Pete Hammond: Critics Choice Awards: 'The Favorite' 14 Nominations; 'Black Panther' A Marvel; 'First Man' rebounds; 'The Americans' Leads TV Series. In: deadline.com, December 10, 2018.
- ↑ Jazz Tangcay: Hamptons International Film Festival Announces 2018 Award Winners. In: awardsdaily.com, October 8, 2018.
- ↑ 2018 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations Announced. In: filmmusicreporter.com, October 16, 2018.
- ↑ 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations: See The Full List. In: mtv.com, May 14, 2019.
- ↑ Erik Anderson: Philadelphia Film Critics: 'ROMA' Best Picture, Barry Jenkins Best Director, Viola Davis Best Actress. In: awardswatch.com, December 8, 2018.
- ↑ Awards Announced For 2018 San Diego International Film Festival. In: broadwayworld.com, August 29, 2018.
- ↑ Rachel Yang: Hugh Jackman and Emily Blunt Among Honorees at SCAD Savannah Film Festival. In: Variety, September 28, 2018.
- ↑ Rachel Yang: Teen Choice Awards 2019: See the full list of winners and nominees. In: Entertainment Weekly, August 11, 2019.