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Emancipation (2022)
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| Movie | Emancipation |
| Real Name | N/a |
| Rating | 7.9 |
| Duration | 132 Min |
| Aired | 2022-12-02 |
| Languages | English |
| Subtitle | N/a |
| Quality | N/a |
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Sources
Countries
United States of America
Genres
DramaWarHistoryHollywood MoviesEnglish Movies
Tags
SlaveryBased on true storyBlack slaveEscape from slaveryUnited states
Directors
Antoine Fuqua
Stars
Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Aaron Moten
Writers
Bill Collage
Companies
Westbrook Studios, McFarland Entertainment, Escape Artists, Apple Studios
Taglines
N/a
Description
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.
Review
Author: msbreviews
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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-