Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton, ROUNDERS, PRIMAL FEAR), the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists, lands in prison for a brutal, hate-driven murder. Upon his release, ashamed of his past and pledging to reform, Derek realizes he must save his younger brother, Danny (Edward Furlong, PECKER), from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family, AMERICAN HISTORY X also stars Fairuza Balk, Elliott Gould, Stacy Keach, and Beverly D'Angelo.