Newlyweds Celestia and Roy are the true embodiment of the American dream. He is a young manager on the verge of a brilliant career, she is a promising talented artist. But, not having time to experience all the little joys and sorrows of life together, the young couple faces trials that were impossible to predict. Roy is arrested and sentenced to twelve years for a crime he did not commit. Celestia, despite her strong and independent character, is devastated. She enters into a relationship with Andre, her childhood friend and best man at her wedding. She demands a divorce from her husband, realizing that she will not be able to love him as before. Suddenly, after five years, Roy's conviction is overturned and he returns to Atlanta, ready to rekindle his relationship with his wife. An American Marriage is a poignant story of love and the lives of people both bound and separated by forces they cannot control.