Emancipation

12/2/20222h 12m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

Overview:

Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.

Director:

Antoine Fuqua

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

slavery
based on true story
black slave
escape from slavery
united states of america (usa)

Cast

Will Smith

~ as ~

Peter

Ben Foster

~ as ~

Jim Fassel

Charmaine Bingwa

~ as ~

Dodienne

Gilbert Owuor

~ as ~

Gordon

Ronnie Gene Blevins

~ as ~

Harrington

Aaron Moten

~ as ~

Knowls

Jabbar Lewis

~ as ~

Tomas

Michael Luwoye

~ as ~

John

Steven Ogg

~ as ~

Howard

Grant Harvey

~ as ~

Leeds

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Reviews (1)

MS
Manuel São Bento
Written 3 year(s) ago
4
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"Emancipation struggles tremendously to justify its existence. The overly performative, superficial screenplay fails to elevate and distinguish the unique, true story of "Whipped Peter" from all the other generic movies that treat slavery as a mere plot point to "yet another" action/survival flick - surely there's a better way to adapt these stories?!

Cinematography (Robert Richardson), cast - mainly Will Smith - and some of Antoine Fuqua's direction do a lot of the heavy lifting, but it starts to get tiring and painful to continue to watch shameful, traumatic events of our history being used repeatedly for pure Hollywood entertainment."

Rating: C-