American Fiction

Based On the book by Percival Everett

American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated African-American novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "black" books, only for it to be mistaken for serious literature and published to high sales and critical praise. The film stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody and Keith David. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2023, where it won the People's Choice Award.

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Release date:

September 8, 2023

Director:

Cord Jefferson

Cast:

Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown

Genre:

Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

2023 in adaptations