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Emancipation
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Emancipation is a 2022 American thriller, drama, historical, and action film directed by Antoine Fuqua. The movie was filmed in New Orleans and features Will Smith, Ben Foster, and Mustafa Shakir in the cast. Robert Richardson served as the director of photography for the production, which was created in the English language.
The film has a runtime of 132 minutes and was released on December 2, 2022. It was produced by Westbrook, McFarland Entertainment, Escape Artists, and Apple Studios. Distribution was handled through Apple TV and the Apple TV Amazon Channel. The narrative centers on themes of slavery, including black slaves and escape from slavery, and is based on a true story set in the United States of America.
Critical reception includes a review score of 5.6, a Metascore of 53 out of 100, and a rating of 45 percent. An IMDb rating of 6.3 is based on 30,693 votes, while a TMDb vote average stands at 7.762. The film holds an R rating and has received three wins and ten nominations in total.
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Film · TMDB
7.8Inspired 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.
Cast
- Will Smith as Peter
- Ben Foster as Jim Fassel
- Charmaine Bingwa as Dodienne
- Gilbert Owuor as Gordon
- Ronnie Gene Blevins as Harrington
- Aaron Moten as Knowls
Themes
- slavery
- based on true story
- black slave
- escape from slavery
- united states of america (usa)
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
30,693 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
45%
Metacritic
53/100
- Year
- 2022
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Genres
- Action, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 10 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Antoine Fuqua
- Cast member
- Mustafa Shakir
- Cinematographer
- Robert Richardson
- Filming location
- New Orleans
- Duration
- 132
- FilmAffinity ID
- 990586
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- publication date
- 2022-00-00
- title
- Emancipation
- review score
- 45%
- distributed by
- Apple Studios
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