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    Poster of the movie Amistad
    1997     Drama    
    USA
    2h 32min
    R

    Based on actual events in 1838, AMISTAD is the story of captured African slaves who took over their transport ship in a bloody revolt with the hopes of returning back to their homeland. After the slaves are caught and imprisoned, their leader, Cinque (Djimon Hounsou), unable to understand the language or court system of America, tries to communicate his desire to return home to his defense lawyer, Roger Baldwin (Matthew McConaughey), and former slave Theodore Joadson (Morgan Freeman). The men plead for help with their groundbreaking court case from former president John Quincy Adams (Anthony Hopkins).

    Directed bySteven Spielberg
    Written byDavid H. Franzoni
    CompanyDreamworksDreamworksDreamworks

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