Roadside Attractions has debuted the trailer for the drama set during the historic 1969 riots of Stonewall [STNWL]. Director Roland Emmerich [REMME] steps away from his disaster films to focus on the seminal protests that sparked the beginning of gay rights movement.
Danny Winters (Jeremy Irvine [JIRVI]) is forced to leave behind friends and loved ones when he is kicked out of his parent’s home and flees to New York. Alone in Greenwich Village, homeless and destitute, he befriends a group of street kids who soon introduce him to the local watering hole The Stonewall Inn; however, this shady, mafia-run club is far from a safe-haven. As Danny and his friends experience discrimination, endure atrocities and are repeatedly harassed by the police, we see a rage begin to build. This emotion runs through Danny and the entire community of young gays, lesbians and drag queens who populate the Stonewall Inn and erupts in a storm of anger. With the toss of a single brick, a riot ensues and a crusade for equality is born.
Stonewallopens in theaters on September 25th.