American Skin (film)
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| Directed by | Nate Parker |
| Written by | Nate Parker |
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| Cinematography | Kay Madsen |
| Edited by | Billy Weber |
| Music by | Henry Jackman |
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| Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $282,332 |
American Skin is a 2019 American drama film written and directed by Nate Parker. It stars Parker, Omari Hardwick, Theo Rossi, Shane Paul McGhie, Milauna Jackson, and Beau Knapp, and follows a Marine veteran who works as a school janitor to give his son a private school education. After he and his son are racially profiled and his son fatally shot, his killer, a police officer is not charged. The father takes matters into his own hands.
The film had its world premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2019, and was released in the United States on January 15, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment. It received generally negative reviews from critics.