FeatureR2022·132m·7.8

Emancipation

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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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Cast

Will Smith

Peter

Ben Foster

Jim Fassel

Charmaine Bingwa

Dodienne

Gilbert Owuor

Gordon

Ronnie Gene Blevins

Harrington

Aaron Moten

Knowls

Jabbar Lewis

Tomas

Michael Luwoye

John

Steven Ogg

Howard

Grant Harvey

Leeds

Mustafa Shakir

Lt. Andrew Cailloux

Paul Ben-Victor

Major G. Halstead

David Denman

General William Dwight

Jesse C. Boyd

Mike Hurley

Imani Pullum

Betsy

Jeremiah Friedlander

Scipion

Jordyn McIntosh

Laurette

Landon Chase Dubois

Little Peter

Austin Alexander

Trapp

Britton Webb

Bijoux

Details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Languages: English
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Age rating: R
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: WestbrookMcFarland EntertainmentEscape ArtistsApple Studios

Crew

Director

Antoine Fuqua

Writers

Bill Collage

Robert Richardson

Director of Photography

Marcelo Zarvos

Original Music Composer

Naomi Shohan

Production Design

Francine Jamison-Tanchuck

Costume Design

Conrad Buff IV

Editor

Gallery

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

12/8/2022

4.0

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-