Submission (2017 film)

Submission is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Richard Levine, based on the 2000 novel Blue Angel by Francine Prose.

One of his students, Angela Argo, requests him to read the first chapter of her novel, Eggs, which he does and finds the writing style impressive.

Though librarians found the poetry about a phone sex worker rather obscene, they decided to keep it as an act of good faith.

Ted checks out that poetry book which primarily consists of erotic conversations between a phone sex worker named Angela 911 and her clients.

Later, he attends a dinner at his colleague's place along with his wife Sherrie, where they all discuss the new campus sexual harassment rule-book and how political correctness is affecting their teaching style.

The site's critics consensus reads: "It's thoughtful and well-acted, but Submission falls frustratingly short in its attempt to offer insightful commentary through its timely premise.