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Stonewall

Stonewall

Where Pride Began

20156.02h 9m

Overview

Kicked out by his parents, a gay teenager leaves small-town Indiana for New York's Greenwich Village, where growing discrimination against the gay community leads to riots on June 28, 1969.

Directed by Roland Emmerich
Written by Jon Robin Baitz
Produced by Roland Emmerich, Michael Fossat, Marc Frydman
Box OfficeBudget: $13.5MRevenue: $188K

Top Cast

Jeremy Irvine

Jeremy Irvine

Danny Winters

Jonny Beauchamp

Jonny Beauchamp

Ray / Ramona

Joey King

Joey King

Phoebe Winters

Caleb Landry Jones

Caleb Landry Jones

Orphan Annie

Matt Craven

Matt Craven

Dep. Seymour Pine

David Cubitt

David Cubitt

Coach Winters

Vladimir Alexis

Vladimir Alexis

Cong

Ben Sullivan

Ben Sullivan

Quiet Paul

Andrea Frankle

Andrea Frankle

Joyce Winters

Patrick Garrow

Patrick Garrow

Bob Kohler

Themes & Keywords

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About Stonewall

Stonewall is a drama, history film released in 2015 exploring themes of new york city, alternate history, lgbt, stonewall riot, taunting, aggressive. Directed by Roland Emmerich, it stars Jeremy Irvine, Jonny Beauchamp, Joey King. Kicked out by his parents, a gay teenager leaves small-town Indiana for New York's Greenwich Village, where growing discrimination against the gay community leads to riots on June 28, 1969.

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