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American Fiction

Once you go full black, you ain't never going back!

A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

20231h 57mRComedy, Drama

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About American Fiction

Directors
Cord Jefferson
Cast
Jeffrey Wright, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown, Skyler Wright
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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