Title: Goat
Rating: R
Directed by: Andrew Neel
Written by: David Gordon Green, Andrew Neel and Mike Roberts
Based on the memoir by: Brad Land
Starring: Ben Schnetzer, Nick Jonas and Gus Halper
Release Date: 9/23/2016
Running Time: 96 minutes
Reeling from a terrifying assault over the summer, 19-year-old Brad Land (Ben Schnetzer) starts college determined to get his life back to normal. His brother, Brett (Nick Jonas), is already established on campus and with a fraternity that allures Brad with its promise of protection, popularity, and life-long friendships. Brad is desperate to belong but as he sets out to join the fraternity his brother exhibits reservations, a sentiment that threatens to divide them. As the pledging ritual moves into hell week, a rite that promises to usher these unproven boys into manhood, the stakes violently increase with a series of torturous and humiliating events. What occurs in the name of ‘brotherhood’ tests both boys and their relationship in brutal ways.
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