Emancipation
R
2 HOURS 12 MINS
Historical drama
A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.
Cast & Crew
Will Smith Peter
Ben Foster Jim Fassel
Charmaine Bingwa Dodienne
Gilbert Owuor Gordon
Mustafa Shakir Lt. Andrew Cailloux
Steven Ogg Howard
Grant Harvey Leeds
Ronnie Gene Blevins Harrington
Jayson Warner Smith Captain John Lyons
Jabbar Lewis Tomas
Michael Luwoye John
Aaron Moten Knowls
Imani Pullum Betsy
David Denman General William Dwight
Paul Ben-Victor Major G. Halstead
Antoine Fuqua Director
William N. Collage Screenwriter
Will Smith Producer
Jon Mone Producer
Joey McFarland Producer
Todd Black Producer
Chephirah Carter Producer
Chris Brigham Executive Producer
Antoine Fuqua Executive Producer
James Lassiter Executive Producer
Heather Washington Executive Producer
Cliff Roberts Executive Producer
Glen Basner Executive Producer
Scott Greenberg Executive Producer
Robert Richardson Cinematography
Conrad Buff Film Editing
Marcelo Zarvos Original Music
Naomi Shohan Production Design
Anne Costa Art Director
Tom Frohling Art Director
Shamim Seifzadeh Art Director
Cindy La Jeunesse Set Decoration
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck Costume Design
Lindsay Graham Ahanonu Casting
Mary Vernieu Casting
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Matt Roush says...
Try to look past his infuriating career-stalling Oscar slap to appreciate Will Smith’s committed performance in director Antoine Fuqua’s grueling film about the travails of Peter, a runaway slave in 1863. Traveling through a Louisiana hellscape of torture, pursuit (by Ben Foster’s relentless slavecatcher) and natural perils—watch out for that crocodile—Peter fights to the death if he must to achieve freedom and be reunited with his family. Much of the movie is so agonizing that you want to turn away, but there’s no denying its primal power.
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