Emancipation

Emancipation

2022
★★★★☆ 7.8/10
⏱️ 132 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
DramaWarHistory
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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Cast

Will Smith
Will Smith
Peter
Ben Foster
Ben Foster
Jim Fassel
Charmaine Bingwa
Charmaine Bingwa
Dodienne
Gilbert Owuor
Gilbert Owuor
Gordon
Ronnie Gene Blevins
Ronnie Gene Blevins
Harrington
Aaron Moten
Aaron Moten
Knowls

User Reviews

Manuel São Bento
★ 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-
December 8, 2022

Crew

Director
Antoine Fuqua
Writer
Bill Collage
Producer
Glen Basner, Chris Brigham, Scott Greenberg

Production

Westbrook, McFarland Entertainment, Escape Artists, Apple Studios

Keywords

slaverybased on true storyblack slaveescape from slaveryunited states of america (usa)