SYNOPSIS

In Disgraced, playwright Ayad Akhtar offers a portrait of a man who, as he becomes a success in America, begins to lose his connection to his roots. The man, Amir Kapoor (Hari Dhillon), a thriving Pakistani-American attorney who finds that he is quickly moving up the corporate ladder, seems to have everything that he needs. But he’s also loosing something very dear to him, his cultural roots. When Amir and his wife Emily (Gretchen Mol), a white artist who is influenced by Islamic artwork, host a dinner party, what begins as a friendly conversation spirals into an evening fraught with biased observations, damaging interactions, and hurtful revelations. Disgraced is a drama about finding your way in a new land while keeping true to the essence of who you are.