Queens, New York. The 1980s. twelve-year-old Paul Graff is growing up in a warm and rowdy family that includes his grandfather, who encourages his artistic aspirations. His best friend is John Crocker, an African-American boy. The two are inseparable and prone to mischief, but after an incident in which John and Paul share “tea that makes you laugh” (marijuana), Paul’s parents decide to transfer him to the private prep school his older brother Ted attends. Here, the student body is almost exclusively white, privileged, and prejudiced. (The school prides itself on being Donald Trump’s alma mater.) Together, the boys concoct a risky scheme to escape their lives and run away to Florida… Armageddon Time is an American drama directed by James Gray inspired by his childhood upbringing. Anthony Hopkins and Anne Hathaway star in the film and it received seven-minute standing ovation from the audience when it was premiered in Cannes competition.