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The Netflix series Roman Empire has an episode on Caesar and his war against Spartacus in Season 2 episode 1. Stealing a Nation: 2004: Recounts the experiences of the people of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean by the establishment of an American military base. Video: Tamango: 1958: A slave ship crosses the Atlantic, and the slaves rebel.
Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the events in 1839 aboard the Spanish slave ship La Amistad, during which Mende tribesmen abducted for the slave trade managed to gain control of their captors' ship off the coast of Cuba, and the international legal battle that followed their capture by the Washington, a U.S. revenue cutter.
Netflix reportedly offered a $20 million bid, but insisted on having a day-and-date release for the film much like 2015's Beasts of No Nation, released in conjunction with Bleecker Street. This offer effectively dissuaded Parker and the film's producers from moving forward with it as they preferred a large theatrical experience instead.
Sundance 2022: Film won the U.S. documentary special jury award for creative vision
DuVernay contends that slavery in the United States has been perpetuated since the end of the Civil War through criminalizing behavior and enabling police to arrest poor freedmen and force them to work for the state under convict leasing; suppression of African Americans by disenfranchisement, lynchings, and Jim Crow; politicians declaring a ...
Amazing Grace is a 2006 biographical drama film directed by Michael Apted, about the abolitionist campaign against the slave trade in the British Empire, led by William Wilberforce, who was responsible for steering anti-slave trade legislation through the British parliament. The title is a reference to the 1772 hymn "Amazing Grace".
Netflix's Oscar-Nominated Short Film 'Anuja' Gets Release Date and Trailer (EXCLUSIVE) With 13 nominations, “Emilia Pérez” seems to have the logical edge (although recent controversies could ...
In this one-man Netflix show, John Leguizamo finds humor and heartbreak as he traces 3,000 years of Latin history in an effort to help his son find his identity and deal with abuse. [27] The Liberator: 2013 A Spanish–Venezuelan about the life of Simon Bolivar. Little Big Man: 1970