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American Son

American Son

There’s been an incident

20196.11h 30m

Overview

Time passes and tension mounts in a Florida police station as an estranged interracial couple awaits news of their missing teenage son.

Directed by Kenny Leon
Written by Christopher Demos-Brown
Produced by Christopher Demos-Brown, Kenny Leon, Kristin Bernstein
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Top Cast

Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington

Kendra Ellis-Connor

Steven Pasquale

Steven Pasquale

Scott Connor

Jeremy Jordan

Jeremy Jordan

Officer Paul Larkin

Eugene Lee

Eugene Lee

Lt. John Stokes

Themes & Keywords

based on play or musical

About American Son

American Son is a drama, tv movie film released in 2019 exploring themes of based on play or musical. Directed by Kenny Leon, it stars Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale, Jeremy Jordan. Time passes and tension mounts in a Florida police station as an estranged interracial couple awaits news of their missing teenage son.

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