I love me a good time travel story, and for me, they tend to work even better when you put the power in the hands of a kid. It’s one of the reasons why I really loved Mamoru Hosoda’s The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, a film that took a high concept idea and grounded it in the pettiness of a high school kid. Now, with the new Netflix film from producer Spike Lee, we get to see a different approach.

Yes, this movie will give the time travel abilities to a couple of high schoolers, but the stakes here are pretty high and very timely. One of the characters’ brothers is killed by a trigger-happy policeman, and the two must work to try and prevent his death. With the juxtaposition of the age of our leads and the incredibly heavy goal, it looks like it’ll be an intriguing watch. I’ll certainly give it a shot. But what about you?

Below is the official synopsis for See You Yesterday:

“High school best friends and science prodigies C.J. and Sebastian spend every spare minute working on their latest homemade invention: backpacks that enable time travel. But when C.J.’s older brother Calvin dies after an encounter with police officers, the young duo decide to put their unfinished tech to use in a desperate bid to save Calvin. From director Stefon Bristol and producer Spike Lee comes See You Yesterday, a sci-fi adventure grounded in familial love, cultural divides and the universal urge to change the wrongs of the past.”

See You Yesterday hits Netflix on May 17, 2019!

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