Goat (2016)

Reeling from a terrifying assault, a 19 year-old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of "brotherhood," tests him and his loyalty to his brother in brutal ways.

Director:

Andrew Neel

Writers:

David Gordon Green, Brad Land (memoir)

Stars:

Ben Schnetzer, Nick Jonas, Gus Halper

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Schnetzer	...	Brad
Nick Jonas	...	Brett
Gus Halper	...	Chance
Danny Flaherty	...	Will
Virginia Gardner	...	Leah
Jake Picking	...	Dixon
Brock Yurich	...	Wes
Will Pullen	...	The Smile
Austin Lyon	...	Dave
Eric Staves	...	Baity
James Franco	...	Mitch
Jamar Jackson	...	The Breath
Kevin Crowley	...	Detective Burke
Lauren Knutson	...	Michelle
Jon Osbeck	...	Provost

Storyline

Reeling from a terrifying assault, a 19 year-old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of "brotherhood," tests him and his loyalty to his brother in brutal ways.

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Plot Keywords:

brother brother relationship | hazing | bare chested male | based on true story | fraternity | 

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Taglines:

Cruelty. Brutality. Fraternity.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing behavior involving hazing, strong sexual content and nudity, pervasive language, violence, alcohol abuse and some drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Beavatás

Filming Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,020, 25 September 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$23,020, 25 September 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Killer Films, Fresh Jade, RabbitBandini Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Soundtracks

32 Gun Salute
Performed by Big Rod
Courtesy of Spencer Lou

User Reviews

A compelling story

This film tells the story of a young man who gets brutally attacked by two strangers. He then goes to college, joins a fraternity house, and gets transformed into a different person.

There has been a lot of films that portrays fraternity houses to be super fun, but finally there is a film that shows that fraternity houses may not be as rosy as it appear. The story focuses on the initiation week, where new recruits are humiliated and even tortured. It is scary to see what happens in the film, even though the tone of the film is not too dark. The level of subhuman behaviour is terrifying, because the abuse is legitimised by "tradition".

"Goat" tells a compelling story of abuse, abused and abuser. It lets people reflect on what is right and what is wrong. Let's hope this film will find more audience.