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A first look at film ROB PEACE, a true story about ivy league man

Peace, a brilliant student from Newark, N.J., studied molecular biochemistry and biophysics at Yale. He was caught between two worlds before he was found dead in 2011 at 30 years old. His roommate and friend at Yale, Jeff Hobbs, wrote a compelling and honest book about Peace’s complication life.
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Republic Pictures has released a first look at ROB PEACE,, the film based on the New York Bestsellering book “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace”.

 

Peace, a brilliant student from Newark, N.J., studied molecular biochemistry and biophysics at Yale. He was caught between two worlds before he was found dead in 2011 at 30 years old. His roommate and friend at Yale, Jeff Hobbs, wrote a compelling and honest book about Peace’s complication life.

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ROB PEACE film synopsis

Directed, adapted by, and starring Academy Award® nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 YEARS A SLAVE), ROB PEACE follows the true story of a brilliant young man (Jay Will) torn between his father’s shadowed past and his own promising future. Raised by his devoted mother (Academy Award® nominee Mary J. Blige, MUDBOUND), Rob risks everything he has worked for to free his imprisoned father (Ejiofor). Also starring Camila Cabello and based on the New York Times bestseller by Jeff Hobbs.

Cast

ROB PEACE stars Jay Will, Mary J. Blige, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Gbenga Akinnagbe with Michael Kelly with Mare Winningham and Camila Cabello.

ROB PEACE trailer

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