Emancipation (2022)
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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.
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... Peter
... Jim Fassel
... Dodienne
... Confederate Sergeant Howard
... Gordon
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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-
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Emancipation
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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-
Cast & Crew of
Emancipation
Cast
... Peter
... Jim Fassel
... Dodienne
... Confederate Sergeant Howard
... Gordon
... Lt. Andrew Cailloux
... Leeds
... Harrington
... Capt. John Lyons
... Tomas
... John
... Knowls
... Betsy
... Major G. Halstead
... General William Dwight
... Young Thomas Girl
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... Director of Photography
... Producer
... Director
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Producer
... Original Music Composer
... Writer
... Costume Design
... Producer
... Set Decoration
... Executive Producer
... Producer
... Art Direction
... Supervising Art Director
... Art Direction
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
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