Top billed cast

1. 

   Will Smith

   Peter

2. 

   Ben Foster

   Jim Fassel

3. 

   Charmaine Bingwa

   Dodienne

4. 

   Gilbert Owuor

   Gordon

5. 

   Ronnie Gene Blevins

   Harrington

6. 

   Aaron Moten

   Knowls

7. 

   Jabbar Lewis

   Tomas

8. 

   Michael Luwoye

   John

9. 

   Steven Ogg

   Howard

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Reviews

A review by Manuel São Bento

Written by Manuel São Bento on 2022-12-08

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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 s...read the rest

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7. The Grey Zone66%
8. Outlaw King68%
9. Hart's War63%
10. Beasts of No Nation75%
11. Lincoln68%
12. Escape from Pretoria71%
13. Nuremberg75%
14. Irena's Vow74%
15. The Yellow Birds60%
16. Defiance68%
17. The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler72%
18. Tears of the Sun68%
19. Spartacus75%
20. The Patriot72%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

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