R (for strong racial violence, disturbing images, and language) Plot Summary
(2022) is a historical action thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua that tells the harrowing true story of a runaway slave named Peter. Inspired by the real-life "Whipped Peter" (or Gordon), whose 1863 photograph of a scarred back became a defining image of the abolitionist movement, the film portrays his desperate escape through the Louisiana swamps to reach Union lines during the American Civil War. Film Overview Release Date: December 9, 2022 (Streaming on Apple TV+ ) Director: Antoine Fuqua Lead Star: Will Smith Emancipation (2022)
The story follows Peter (Will Smith), a man separated from his wife, Dodienne (Charmaine Bingwa), and their children to work at a Confederate labor camp. After hearing of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, Peter and several others stage a daring escape. R (for strong racial violence, disturbing images, and
Robert Richardson (noted for its near-monochrome, desaturated aesthetic) Genre: History, Action, Drama desaturated aesthetic) Genre: History