EMANCIPATION (2022) - Trailers, Featurette, images and Poster

Emancipation 2022 Movie Trailers Featurette Images Poster

"Emancipation" is a historical action drama directed by Antoine Fuqua ("Traning Day", "Tears of the Sun") from a script by William N. Collage loosely based on the real-life story of a former slave, and the photographs of his bare back, heavily scourged from an overseer's whippings, that were published worldwide in 1863, giving the abolitionist movement proof of the cruelty of American slavery.

The film stars Will Smith, Ben Foster, Steven Ogg, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor, Ronnie Gene Blevins and Aaron Moten.

"Emancipation" opened in select theaters on December 2, 2022, and was released via Apple TV+ on December 9, 2022.

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""Emancipation" tells the triumphant story of Peter (Will Smith), a man who escapes from slavery, relying on his wits, unwavering faith and deep love for his family to evade cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on his quest for freedom. The film is inspired by the 1863 photos of "Whipped Peter," taken during a Union Army medical examination, that first appeared in Harper's Weekly. One image, known as "The Scourged Back," which shows Peter’s bare back mutilated by a whipping delivered by his enslavers, ultimately contributed to growing public opposition to slavery."