American Pastoral
A radically ordinary story.
CrimeDramavietnam warhusband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookparent child relationship1970spolitical activismman huntstuttering1960scollege reunionbeauty queennewark riots 1967
A tragic family drama about the collapse of the American Dream, where political upheaval and generational conflict shatter a man's carefully constructed life.
Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.
Essence
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Ewan McGregor
Swede Levov
Jennifer Connelly
Dawn Levov
Dakota Fanning
Merry Levov
David Strathairn
Nathan Zuckerman
Peter Riegert
Lou Levov
Rupert Evans
Jerry Levov
Uzo Aduba
Vicky
Molly Parker
Sheila Smith
Valorie Curry
Rita Cohen
Hannah Nordberg
Merry (12 years old)
Julia Silverman
Sylvia Levov
Mark Hildreth
Agent Dolan
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