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On a stormy night in a Miami police station, Kendra Ellis-Connor is waiting for a report on the whereabouts of her son Jamal, who has suddenly disappeared. She asks for help from Officer Paul Larkin, a rookie cop who can't tell her anything about the incident.
Based on the acclaimed Broadway play, "American Son" tells the story of Kendra Ellis-Connor (Kerry Washington), the mother of a missing teenage boy, as she struggles to put the pieces together in a South Florida police station.
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Nov 1, 2019 · American Son. Drama. 90 minutes ‧ 2019. Glenn Kenny. November 1, 2019. 4 min read. The opening title of “American Son” deems it a “Netflix Television Event” rather than a movie. Replicating the cast of the Broadway production of the play of the same name, written by Christopher Demos-Brown, the action is set in the lobby of a Miami ...
An estranged couple reunite in a Florida police station to help find their missing teenage son. Frantic with worry, Kendra Ellis-Connor ( Kerry Washington) paces the waiting area of a Miami police station.
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is an American drama film based on the acclaimed Broadway play. The movie follows an estranged couple, who reunite in a Florida police station to help find their missing teenage son.
"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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•Kerry Washington as Kendra Ellis-Connor
•Steven Pasquale as Scott Connor
•Jeremy Jordan as Officer Paul Larkin
•Eugene Lee as Lieutenant John Stokes
Kerry Washington capably anchors American Son with her nervy turn as a concerned mother, but the staginess of the production ill-serves its heavy-handed social commentary. Read Critics Reviews...
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American Son is an American drama film directed by Kenny Leon and written by Christopher Demos-Brown, based on his Broadway play of the same name. The film stars Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale, Jeremy Jordan and Eugene Lee.