Original title:
Amistad
[en]
Amistad
[en]
Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken.
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
Genre
Drama, History, Mystery
Country
United States 
Budget
$36 000 000
Revenue
$44 229 441
Duration
2 hours 35 minutes
Release status
Released
Actors
Theodore Joadson
Morgan Freeman
Martin Van Buren
Nigel Hawthorne
John Quincy Adams
Anthony Hopkins
Cinque
Djimon Hounsou
Roger Sherman Baldwin
Matthew McConaughey
Secretary John Forsyth
David Paymer
Holabird
Pete Postlethwaite
Tappan
Stellan Skarsgård
Yamba
Razaaq Adoti
Fala
Abu Bakaar Fofanah
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