'' The Preppie Connection '' is a 2015 American-French crime drama film written and directed by Joseph Castelo and based on the infamous 1984 incident where Choate Rosemary Hall student Derek Oatis , along with a handful of friends , ran a cocaine smuggling operation on the school 's campus . The film stars Thomas Mann , Lucy Fry , Sam Page , Bill Sage , Jessica Rothe . The film had world premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 10 , 2015 . The film was released on March 18 , 2016 , in a limited release , and through video on demand by IFC Films
Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
The Preppie Connection