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English
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"Traces the journey to freedom taken by countless slaves, showing how they were guided, protected and pursued along the way. The extraordinary story is told through historical documents, visits to important sites, interviews with the descendants of noted abolitionists and commentary from experts"--Container.
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Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad...
5) Aida
Publisher
Kultur International Films [distributor]
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
Italiano
Description
Staged production of Verdi's Aida in which the love of the enslaved Ethiopian princess for an Egyptian general brings tragedy to all involved.
6) Broken trail
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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English
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During a horse drive to Wyoming, a man and his estranged nephew meet a man transporting five Chinese girls to a brothel; the next morning he is gone with the drovers' money, leaving the girls behind. The intended buyer sends a hired gun out to retrieve her property, as the cowboys try to keep the girls safe, and deliver the herd of horses.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The year is 2104. For the past century, the world has been ravaged by war and disaster. Across the former U.S.A. powerful tyrants have set up makeshift kingdoms oppressing and enslaving the remaining survivors of the 21st century.
9) Freedom
Publisher
Production One
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Two men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856 a slave, Samuel Wodward and his family, escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret network of ordinagry people known as the Underground Railroad guides the family on their journey north to Canada.
11) Antebellum
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
12) NightJohn
Publisher
Platinum Disc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
When a new slave named NightJohn is brought to the plantation, he opens a whole new world for Sarny because he has forbidden talents. He can read and also he can teach. As she learns to read she learns the power of words and the unconquerable strength of the human spirit.
13) Santa Fe Trail
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In this historical drama, Jeb Stuart, the famed Southern cavalryman arrives at West Point, where he befriends George Armstrong Custer. Both compete for the attention of "Kit Carson" Halliday. As a punishment for fighting with fellow classmates, both men are sent to an outpost in Kansas where they must battle the abolitionist John Brown. This experience causes them to examine their personal feelings about slavery.
16) Vazante
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Portuguese
Description
Upon returning from a trading expedition, Antonio discovers that his wife has died in labor. Confined to a decadent but desolate property in the company of his aging mother-in-law and numerous slaves, he marries his wife's young niece, Beatriz. Separated from her family and left alone on the rugged farmhouse in the Brazilian mountains, Beatriz finds solace in the displaced and oppressed inhabitants around her.
17) Antebellum
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
18) The king maker
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A soldier traveling to the Orient seeking revenge on his father's killer instead finds himself involved in a plot to dethrone the king.
19) Buoyancy
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Central Khmer
Description
This story of a Cambodian teenager sold into forced labor on a Thai fishing boat is a passionate testimony against social injustice and a moving coming-of-age tale about a boy whose humanity is put to the test.
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