Updating the 1940 classic novel by Richard Wright into a contemporary setting, Native Son tells the story of Bigger Thomas (Ashton Sanders), a young African-American from Chicago who is hired as a chauffeur by a wealthy white businessman, Will Dalton (Bill Camp). As Bigger enters this seductive new world of money and power - including a precarious relationship with Dalton’s daughter, Mary (Margaret Qualley) - he faces unforeseen choices and perilous circumstances that will alter the course of his life.
Genres: Drama Year: 2017 Rating: 16+
Updating the 1940 classic novel by Richard Wright into a contemporary setting, Native Son tells the story of Bigger Thomas (Ashton Sanders), a young African-American from Chicago who is hired as a chauffeur by a wealthy white businessman, Will Dalton (Bill Camp). As Bigger enters this seductive new world of money and power - including a precarious relationship with Dalton’s daughter, Mary (Margaret Qualley) - he faces unforeseen choices and perilous circumstances that will alter the course of his life.
2017
16+