The Hate U Give
2018
7.7
The Hate U Give

'The Hate U Give' trivia and fun facts

Adaptation

Movie adaptation of Angie Thomas' book of the same name.

A complete actress

Amandla Stenber, the main character on 'The Hate U Give' is also a famous activist for black people rights. Also, we saw her in other movies like 'The Hunger Games' where she played Rue or 'The Darkest Minds' where she played Ruby.

Literary success

The book in which is based the movie, is one of the most successful young adult novels of the past year.

The day before

The screenwriter, Audrey Wells, died due to cancer the day before the film's premiere

A long sequence

The sequence with the clash between the police and the protesters was filmed over 4 days.

KJ from Riverdale

One of the actors, KJ Apa, is known for starring in 'Riverdale' serie.

Surrogate Apa

Kian Lawley was initially cast as Chris but was replaced by KJ Apa after videos surfaced on YouTube of Lawley using racially offensive slurs.

Thug Life

The movie title and novel by Angie Thomas refers to the phrase THUG LIFE (The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody) which means "The hate we impress in children will eventually destroy us".

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