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But Jenkins has an answer.
At the New York Film Festival, Jenkins explained why Francos character is so important to the film.
Jenkins lowered Levys age fromJames Baldwins bookto be around Francos real-life age, 33.
He says, Im just my mothers son.
Sometimes thats all that makes a difference between us and them.
You would assume black people are one of us and white people are one them, he continued.
