Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Rob Peace Gets UK Release Date, Watch Trailer

After impressing at Sundance Film Festival, Elysian Film Group release UK Trailer for Chiwetel Ejiofor‘s Rob Peace.

British actor Ejifor stars and directs this powerful drama, along side Jay Will. This also stars Mary J. Blige, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Michael Kelly, Mare Winningham, and Camila Cabello.

The film marks Ejifor’s first film since his 2019 directorial feature debut, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Rob Peace is based on Jeff Hobbs bio The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace. The story of a talented young man with a  extraordinary scientific mind, whilst selling marijuana on the streets of Newark. He does risk everything for sake of his imprisoned father (Ejifor) who is behind bars for murder.

Reviews showcase Will as impressive in his breakout lead role. Going by the trailer and early reviews we have endearing, powerful film on the cards.

Written and directed by Ejiofor, ROB PEACE is based on Jeff Hobbs’ bestselling and critically acclaimed work of non-fiction. Robert Peace grew up in an impoverished section of Newark and later graduated from Yale on scholarship. Peace led a dual life in academia earning degrees in molecular biophysics and biochemistry while also selling marijuana to aid his father who he believed was unjustly imprisoned for murder.

Alongside Jay Will in the titular role, Chiwetel Ejiofor appears in front of the camera playing Peace’s father Skeet Douglas. Academy Award nominee, Grammy and Emmy winner and Queen of R&B Mary J. Blige plays Peace’s mother Jackie and award-winning artist Camila Cabello plays Naya, Peace’s on-off girlfriend.

Elysian Film Group will release Rob Peace in UK and Irish cinemas from 6th September.