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'''''American History X''''' is a 1998 American drama film directed by [[Tony Kaye (director)|Tony Kaye]]. The film tells the story of two brothers, Derek Vinyard ([[Edward Norton]]) and Daniel "Danny" Vinyard ([[Edward Furlong]]) of [[Venice, Los Angeles, California#Venice_Beach|Venice Beach]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]. Both are intelligent and charismatic students, and Derek is drawn into the [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] movement after their father, a firefighter, is murdered by a black drug dealer while trying to extinguish a fire in a [[South Los Angeles|South Central]] neighborhood of Los Angeles. Derek kills two black gang members trying to steal his truck, and is sentenced to three years in prison for [[voluntary manslaughter]]. The story shows how Danny is influenced by his older brother's actions and ideology and how Derek, now radically changed by his experience in incarceration, tries to prevent his brother from going down the same path as he did. '''''American History X''''' is a 1998 American drama film directed by [[Tony Kaye (director)|Tony Kaye]]. The film tells the story of two brothers, Derek Vinyard ([[Edward Norton]]) and Daniel "Danny" Vinyard ([[Edward Furlong]]) of [[Venice, Los Angeles, California#Venice_Beach|Venice Beach]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]. Both are intelligent and charismatic students, and Derek is drawn into the [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] movement after their father, a firefighter, is murdered by a black drug dealer while trying to extinguish a fire in a [[South Los Angeles|South Central]] neighborhood of Los Angeles. Derek kills two black gang members trying to steal his truck, and is sentenced to three years in prison for [[voluntary manslaughter]]. The story shows how Danny is influenced by his older brother's actions and ideology and how Derek, now radically changed by his experience in incarceration, tries to prevent his brother from going down the same path as he did.
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American History X is a 1998 American drama film directed by Tony Kaye. The film tells the story of two brothers, Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) and Daniel "Danny" Vinyard (Edward Furlong) of Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California. Both are intelligent and charismatic students, and Derek is drawn into the neo-Nazi movement after their father, a firefighter, is murdered by a black drug dealer while trying to extinguish a fire in a South Central neighborhood of Los Angeles. Derek kills two black gang members trying to steal his truck, and is sentenced to three years in prison for voluntary manslaughter. The story shows how Danny is influenced by his older brother's actions and ideology and how Derek, now radically changed by his experience in incarceration, tries to prevent his brother from going down the same path as he did.




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