"American Fiction" is one of the biggest cinematic sensations of the year. It is nominated for five Oscars, including for best film, and is expected to win the adapted screenplay category.
Jeffrey Wright plays Thelonious "Monk" Ellison, an unpopular lecturer whose novels he writes don't really find an audience either. The film talks about the black community and its representation in American culture, but it could easily be remade in Israel, centered on an oriental writer who writes a satire on peripheral culture and wins the Sapir Prize.