description Suburbicon Overview
Suburbicon is a 2017 crime film set in 1959 suburban America. The narrative centers on a man confronting personal issues alongside escalating racial tensions following a home invasion. It draws inspiration from a real-life incident involving a black family’s relocation to an all-white neighborhood and subsequent discrimination.
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info Suburbicon Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 2017 |
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What is the main conflict in Suburbicon?
Suburbicon follows Gardner Lodge as his family’s life unravels after a violent home invasion. At the same time, a Black family moves into the planned community and faces racist harassment from white residents.
What year is Suburbicon set in?
The story is set in 1959 in the fictional community of Suburbicon. Its racial-conflict storyline draws on the 1957 attacks against the Myers family in Levittown, Pennsylvania.
Who directed Suburbicon?
George Clooney directed Suburbicon, and Joel and Ethan Coen, Clooney, and Grant Heslov received screenplay credits. Matt Damon plays Gardner Lodge, with Julianne Moore in dual roles.
Is Suburbicon based on a true story?
The central crime plot is fictional, but the neighborhood’s racial violence is inspired by real events surrounding the Myers family’s move to Levittown. The film combines that historical material with a dark crime story written by the Coen brothers.
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