Emancipation (2022)
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.
- Antoine Fuqua
- Bill Collage
Rating: 7.8/10 by 1124 users
Alternative Title:
Hacia la libertad - ES
Emancipação: Uma História de Liberdade - BR
رهایی - IR
해방 - KR
Освобождение - RU
Vers la liberté - CA
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 12 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: slavery, based on true story, black slave, escape from slavery, united states
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-
