Peace, a Yale grad, was found dead in Newark in 2011. The movie is based on the book by his college roommate.
tells the story of Peace, his Yale roommate who died after being fatally shot in Newark when he was 30.
Peace, an exceptional student, studied molecular biochemistry and biophysics at Yale. He was caught between two worlds before he wasHobbs, who lived with Peace for four years at the Ivy League university, explores Peace’s upbringing in the book. Peace grew up in East Orange with a single mother who worked hard at low wages to pay his private school tuition. His father was in prison.
Now the book — the full title is “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League” — is being adapted for film.Oscar-winning British actor, director and producer
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