Kino Eye: American fascism on film
Unsurprisingly, hereâs another American film. Tony Kayeâs American History X (1998) features Derek, a committed Nazi, complete with swastika tattoos and membership in the âDisciples of Christâ. He is sentenced to three years for voluntary manslaughter of an African-American. While imprisoned he begins to distrust the âAryan Brotherhoodâ, the prisonersâ fascist network. Instead, he befriendâs Lamont, an African-American with whom he works in the prison laundry. On release he finds that his younger brother Danny has become a hard-line Nazi but eventually Derek persuades him to drop his views...