We’re already midway through summer, and in a couple of short months freshmen will begin hitting campuses across America for their first year of university. For many, that will mean pledging to various fraternities, with hazing still a part of the hellish ritual to belong. And that comes to life in Andrew Neel‘s “Goat.”
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Co-written by Neel and David Gordon Green, and starring Ben Schnetzer, Nick Jonas, Gus Halper, Virginia Gardner, Jake Picking and James Franco, the film follows a young man eager for the brotherly connection a fraternity offers, only to discover the cost comes at a very high price. Here’s the official synopsis:
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.
“Goat” opens in limited release and on VOD on September 23rd.
