Queen & Slim Introduces The 'Black Bonnie & Clyde'

Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) and newcomer Jodie Turner-Smith have joined forces for a harrowing new drama that looks like a terrifying story that would be a little bit also close to reality.


Queen & Slim, written by Lena Waithe (The Chi) and James Frey (A Million Little Pieces), follows a black couple (the titular "Queen" and "Slim") who set out on their first date with each other once they're forced to pull over for a minor traffic issue.


Tension ratchets up, one thing leads to another, and the pair suddenly find themselves fighting for their lives. Kaluuya's character Slim is forced to shoot the police office in an act of self-defense, which sends the new couple on the run. Queen is a criminal defense lawyer, and Slim is a retail worker. The two could never have predicted how wildly their first date was about to spin out of control, yet it looks like they'll have to face the music – and their loudest critics – before the scenario can be resolved.


Unfortunately, they don't identify that the act has been captured on video, posted to social media, and has gone viral. They're rapidly given the moniker "the black Bonnie & Clyde" in the movie, and that doesn't look also far off, with the exception of the terrifying circumstances in which the couple must cling to one another.


The Queen & Slim clip first appeared throughout the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, and yes it looks like a heavy story to take in, yet well worth the potential discomfort it may cause some viewers because of the subject matter. Here's to hoping the star couple finds something of a happy ending in the end, or at least as happy as it may be due to the happenings that kick the movie off.


Queen & Slim is set to debut in theaters on November 27, 2019.