Dear White People (2014)

Directed by

Justin Simien

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 483 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Several black students at a prestigious Ivy League college deal with rising racial tensions. The story shows their different experiences and viewpoints.

satiricalthought-provokingsharptensedramaticwittyunsettling

What happens

Dear White People is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, directed and co-produced by Justin Simien in his feature-length directorial debut. The film focuses on escalating racial tensions at a fictitious, prestigious Ivy League college from the perspective of several black students. It stars Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris, Brandon P. Bell, Brittany Curran, Marque Richardson and Dennis Haysbert. The film premiered in competition in the US Dramatic Category at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. The film had a theatrical release in United States on October 17, 2014. A commercial and critical success, the film profited at the box office and received positive reviews from many professional critics. It has also been nominated for and has received several awards. In 2017, the film was adapted into a Netflix series of the same name, also with Simien's involvement. Like the film, the series has also enjoyed critical acclaim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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