Native Son (2019)

Directed by

Rashid Johnson

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

18

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 92 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young African American man in Chicago gets a job as a driver for a wealthy family. His life begins to unravel after a series of events forces him to confront race and class in America.

tenseunsettlingbroodingurbanpsychologicalslow-burnbleakvisceralmeditative

What happens

Native Son is a 2019 American drama film directed by Rashid Johnson from a screenplay by Suzan-Lori Parks. It is based on the novel of the same name by Richard Wright. The film stars Ashton Sanders, Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, KiKi Layne, Bill Camp and Sanaa Lathan. Native Son had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2019, and was released in the United States on April 6, 2019, by HBO Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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