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Native Son (TV)

HBO Max

5.6

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Original title

Native Son

Year

2019

Running time

110 min.

Country

United States

Director

Rashid Johnson

Screenwriter

Suzan-Lori Parks. Novel: Richard Wright

Cast

Music

Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein

Cinematography

Matthew Libatique

Producer

HBO, Bow and Arrow Entertainment. Distributor: A24, HBO

Genre

Drama | Racism. Social Drama. Friendship. TV Movie

Synopsis

Bigger “Big” Thomas, a young African American man, lives with his mother and siblings in Chicago. Half-heartedly involved with a girlfriend, he sports green hair and a punk jacket, smokes weed, and carries a pistol—but rebuffs his buddy’s “easy-money” scheme to knock off a corner store. Full of self-determination, Big accepts a job as the chauffeur for wealthy businessman Will Dalton’s family. Moving into their mansion, he begins driving Dalton’s vehemently progressive daughter, Mary. But his involvement in an accidental death places Big on a collision course with the powerful social forces pitted against him.

Awards: 2019: Sundance Film Festival: U.S. Dramatic Competition

2019: Critics Choice Awards: Nominated for Best TV Movie

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Native Son (TV)

2019

Rashid Johnson

5.6

(428)