Synopsis
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.
Cast
Amandla Stenberg
Starr Carter
Regina Hall
Lisa Carter
Russell Hornsby
Maverick Carter
KJ Apa
Chris Bryant
Common
Uncle Carlos
Anthony Mackie
King
Algee Smith
Khalil Harris
Lamar Johnson
Seven Carter
Issa Rae
April Ofrah
Sabrina Carpenter
Hailey Grant
TJ Wright
Sekani Carter
Dominique Fishback
Kenya
Megan Lawless
Maya Yang
Tony Vaughn
Mr. Lewis
Karan Kendrick
Iesha Robinson
Susan Santiago
Detective Gomez
Rayven Symone Ferrell
Denaisa Allen
Marcia Wright
Tammy
Drew Starkey
Brian MacIntosh
Dustin Lewis
DA Monroe
Rhonda Johnson Dents
Ms. Rosalie
Brian Lafontaine
Wilkes
Al Mitchell
Mr. Reuben
Iyana Halley
Bianca
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