American Fiction

New York City, a crowded bookstore, the sound of pages turning. A novelist types away, fed up with the industry's exploitation of Black culture, a pen name on the page. Cord Jefferson cleverly subverts the expectations of social commentary.

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American Fiction was released in 2023 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 117 minutes.