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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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
Jayson Warner Smith
Captain John Lyons
Jeremy Dean
Confederate Army Engineer
Thomas Johnston
RR Confederate Soldier
Clyde Jones
Priest
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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-
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