Based on the novel of the same name by Angela Thomas, it focuses on racial issues and police brutality. The 16-year-old black actress Starr Carter went to a party one night and met her childhood best friend Khalil. After the party, the latter drove her home. The two were stopped by a policeman on the road. Khalil was forced to get out of the car, and then Police opened fire on Khalil, who was unarmed. The incident quickly made national headlines, with Khalil being described as a "thug, a drug dealer" and police appearing to have little interest in investigating. A group of protesters took to the streets and turned Starr's neighborhood into a war zone, everyone tried to figure out what was going on, and the only one who knew the truth was Starr, she did a lot of interviews trying to clear Khalil, what she said would determine the police Go to jail or be acquitted.
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