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Released 4 years ago.
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Emancipation
2022 2h 12m EN
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7.7
BANGER
★7.7TMDB · 1,311
DramaWarHistory
Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
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
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Antoine Fuqua
- Writers
- Bill Collage
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Antoine Fuqua, shot by Robert Richardson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Conrad Buff IV shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Will Smith and Ben Foster and Charmaine Bingwa carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt12530246 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Antoine Fuqua directs. Robert Richardson behind the camera. Marcelo Zarvos scores. Conrad Buff IV cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 4 years ago.
- 2Directed by Antoine Fuqua, shot by Robert Richardson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Conrad Buff IV shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Will Smith and Ben Foster and Charmaine Bingwa carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt12530246 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Robert Richardson
- Original score
- Marcelo Zarvos
- Editing
- Conrad Buff IV
- Production design
- Naomi Shohan
- Costume design
- Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
- Makeup / hair
- Bailey Domke
- VFX supervisor
- R. Christopher White
- Sound
- Steve Pederson
- Stunt coordinator
- Jeff Dashnaw
- Runtime
- 132 min · 2h 12m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Antoine Fuqua
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Trailers & featurettes
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What people are saying
- Manuel São Bento★ 4/10
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-
Production companies
Who made it
Westbrook
US
- MC
McFarland Entertainment
US
Escape Artists
US
Apple Studios
US
Key crew
- Lighting ProgrammerChristopher Ferguson
- Set DecorationCynthia La Jeunesse
- Executive ProducerScott Greenberg
- Art DirectionAnne Costa
- Costume DesignFrancine Jamison-Tanchuck
- Production DesignNaomi Shohan
- Supervising Art DirectorTom Frohling
- Executive ProducerChris Brigham
- Art DirectionShamim Seifzadeh
- Executive ProducerGlen Basner
- Executive ProducerHeather Washington
- Executive ProducerJames Lassiter
- Makeup ArtistBailey Domke
- StuntsRay Mendoza
- EditorConrad Buff IV
- Stunt CoordinatorJeff Dashnaw
- Executive ProducerAntoine Fuqua
- Executive ProducerCliff Roberts
- ProducerJon Mone
- ProducerTodd Black
- ProducerWill Smith
- ProducerJoey McFarland
- Makeup ArtistLauren Spencer
- StuntsDanny Cosmo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- slavery
- based on true story
- black slave
- escape from slavery
- united states of america (usa)
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2022-11-30R· Los Angeles, California
- Theatrical (limited)2022-12-02R
- Digital2022-12-08R· Apple TV+
Also known as
International titles
- Hacia la libertadES
- Emancipação: Uma História de LiberdadeBR
- رهاییIR
- 해방KR
- ОсвобождениеRU
- Vers la libertéCA
