American History X (1998)
Release Date
1998-07-01
Rating
8
Duration
119 min
Countries
Keywords
prison neo-nazism rape skinhead sibling relationship swastika nazi brother fascism tragedy jail school los angeles california family xenophobia interracial friendship nazism disturbed violence crime distressing
Qualities
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
