American History X

American History X is a 1998 film directed by Tony Kaye and written by David McKenna. It stars Edward Norton in the lead role, and co-stars Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien, Ethan Suplee, Fairuza Balk, Avery Brooks, Elliott Gould, and Stacy Keach.

Synopsis

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This film tells the story of Derek Vinyard (Norton), a white supremacist, who, after a hard prison sentence, learns the futility of hate and tries to save his younger brother from following in his footsteps.

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American History X is one of the very few American films that touches on "forbidden" and "politically-incorrect" topics of affirmative action, minority hiring quotas, high crime rate among blacks and Latinos, welfare abuse, illegal immigration (a.k.a "border jumping" in southern states), minority favoring in job hiring and college acceptances and other topics that still split American society down the middle.

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