Untold story of murder that sparked the Beat Revolution. DVD Year 2013 Theatrical Release 2013-10-18 Studio Sony Pictures Classics Genre Drama MPAA Rating R CARA sexual content, language, drug use and brief violence Color Color Runtime 103 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis KILL YOUR DARLINGS is the previously untold story of murder that brought together a young Allen Ginsberg Daniel Radcliffe , Jack Kerouac Jack Huston and William Burroughs Ben Foster at Columbia University in 1944, providing the spark that would lead to their Beat Revolution. This is the true story of friendship and murder that led to the birth of an entire generation. Director John Krokidas Cast John Krokidas; Daniel Radcliffe; Dane DeHaan; Ben Foster; Michael C. Hall; Elizabeth Olsen; Jennifer Jason Leigh; Kyra Sedgwick; David Cross; Jack Huston; David Rasche