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Emancipation

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7.8/10 • 1.2K

2022-12-022h 12m

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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.

Directors
Antoine Fuqua
Writters
Bill Collage
Editors
Bill Collage, Conrad Buff IV

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  1. Will Smith

    Will Smith

    Peter

  2. Ben Foster

    Ben Foster

    Jim Fassel

  3. Charmaine Bingwa

    Charmaine Bingwa

    Dodienne

  4. Gilbert Owuor

    Gilbert Owuor

    Gordon

  5. Ronnie Gene Blevins

    Ronnie Gene Blevins

    Harrington

  6. Aaron Moten

    Aaron Moten

    Knowls

  7. Jabbar Lewis

    Jabbar Lewis

    Tomas

  8. Michael Luwoye

    Michael Luwoye

    John

  9. Steven Ogg

    Steven Ogg

    Howard

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Manuel São Bento

Dec 8, 2022

4/10

MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/mini-reviews-2022-edition "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-

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
slaverybased on true storyblack slaveescape from slaveryunited states of america (usa)