The Book of Negroes
2015, Series, 44 min, Drama, History, War, English, United States, MoviePedia score 67
Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.
Directed by Clement Virgo
Cast
- Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Aminata Diallo
- Lyriq Bent as Chekura Tiano
- Ben Chaplin as Cpt. John Clarkson
- Allan Hawco as Solomon Lindo
- Greg Bryk as Robertson Appleby
- Shailyn Pierre-Dixon as Young Aminata
- Cara Ricketts as Bertilda
- Sandra Renee Caldwell as Georgia
- Dwain Murphy as Claiborne
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Daddy Moses
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