Amistad
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- Synopsis
- This Steven Spielberg-directed exploration into a long-ago episode in African-American history recounts the trial that followed the 1839 rebellion aboard the Spanish slave ship Amistad and captures the complex political maneuverings set in motion by ......
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- Director(s)
- Steven Spielberg
- Distributor(s)
- Dream Works
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 152 min.
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ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites
Thematically rich, impeccably crafted, and intellectually stimulating, the only area where this movie falls a little short is in its emotional impact.Read the full review
Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites
Hounsou, a West African model with beauty and presence but no acting experience, carries much of the movie on his broad shoulders with surprising skill and strength.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
What is most valuable about Amistad is the way it provides faces and names for its African characters, whom the movies so often make into faceless victims.Read the full review
