A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.
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- TriviaCaptain James Ingraham and Louis Snear were the last two remaining "officers of color" in the 1st Regiment Louisiana Native Guards (73rd USCT) until Captain Ingraham resigned on March 22, 1864, leaving Captain Louis Snear to be the sole officer of color on the battlefield at the assault of Fort Blakeley on April 9, 1865.
- GoofsThe 1st Louisiana Native Guard's May 27, 1863, assault on Port Hudson did not succeed as portrayed in the film. The soldiers did not even make it into the Confederate trenches to engage enemy soldiers in hand-to-hand combat. Instead the regiment retreated after Andre Cailloux's death. Port Hudson did not surrender the morning after the assault as shown in the film. Instead the siege lasted until July 9, 1863.
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Unfortunately I was unable to deeply connect to the characters emotionally. Although the cinematography was excellent, I felt that the movie relied too heavily on it and it wasn't enough to carry the movie. I feel that it was the script/story that felt too simplified. It felt rushed and edited to pieces....and just not thorough enough.
The score was mediocre at best. Nothing new to help us connect.
Top notch acting here, but lack of full character exploration (again lack of good script) feels like a huge injustice.
It did make me want to find out more about this particular American Hero tho.
The score was mediocre at best. Nothing new to help us connect.
Top notch acting here, but lack of full character exploration (again lack of good script) feels like a huge injustice.
It did make me want to find out more about this particular American Hero tho.
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- tdwillis-26273
- Dec 9, 2022
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- $120,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 12 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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