UNITED STATES · 1997

Amistad

Steven Spielberg
slavery freedom and liberation legal justice human rights rebellion and resistance
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In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams al

Year1997
CountryUnited States
DirectorSteven Spielberg
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