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Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the events in 1839 aboard the Spanish slave ship La Amistad, during which Mende tribesmen abducted for the slave trade managed to gain control of their captors' ship off the coast of Cuba, and the international legal battle that followed their capture by the Washington, a U.S. revenue cutter.
The film was well received by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on 15 reviews. [6] Michael Ordona of the Los Angeles Times remarked, "'Like Dandelion Dust' is a well-acted, earnest film about adoptive parents' worst nightmare, dealing sympathetically with all parties in a lose-lose situation."
Pet is a 2016 psychological thriller film directed by Carles Torrens, written by Jeremy Slater, and starring Dominic Monaghan, Ksenia Solo, Jennette McCurdy, and Nathan Parsons. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 11, 2016 [ 7 ] [ 8 ] and was released to theaters on December 2, 2016 by Orion Pictures and Samuel ...
The documentary We Were Once Kids was released in 2021. [36] [37] Directed by Eddie Martin, it explores the film's production, as well as the post-film lives of some of the cast. At the time of filming Kids, most of the participating teenagers signed a contract without knowledge about their rights and were left on their own after filming ended. [6]
Amazing Grace is a 2006 biographical drama film directed by Michael Apted, about the abolitionist campaign against the slave trade in the British Empire, led by William Wilberforce, who was responsible for steering anti-slave trade legislation through the British parliament.
Good on Paper is a 2021 American romantic comedy film, directed by Kimmy Gatewood in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Iliza Shlesinger. It stars Shlesinger, Ryan Hansen , Margaret Cho , and Rebecca Rittenhouse .
Our Town (1940). The residents of the small town of Grover's Corners in New Hampshire live peacefully and in harmony. Dr. Gibbs, his wife Julie, and their two children George and Rebecca are the neighbors of the Webbs, who have a lovely daughter, Emily, and a younger son, Wally.
Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the true story of the events in 1839 aboard the slave ship La Amistad lit. ' Friendship ' , during which Mende tribesmen abducted for the slave trade managed to gain control of their captors' ship off the coast of Cuba , and the international legal battle ...