Slavery Movies

One of the most famous Bible stories of all time retold against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition, the conquest of the New World, the birth of...

On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.

The Albatross travels from England to the New World in 1675, with a number of passengers, a couple of political prisoners along with a dozen other...

On a photo shoot in Ghana, an American model slips back in time, becomes enslaved on a plantation and bears witness to the agony of her ancestral...

This epic Spanish biopic chronicles the life of Cervantes, Spain's great novelist, playwright and poet, during the 16th-century, when as a young man...

Based on the traditional American folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures of one family's escape from slavery via the...

A huge bestseller in its day, the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin championed the abolitionist cause while perpetuating racist prejudices about African...

The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.

In 1956, BLOOMER GIRL was presented in a live television production starring the magnificent Barbara Cook, whose star was then on the rise, with...

This Italian film version of Verdi's opera stars Sophia Loren on the screen, with Renata Tebaldi providing the vocals.

Alternating interview segments, shots of Martinique landscapes and scenes from Aimé Césaire's play La Tragédie du roi Christophe...

The film expresses the history of oppression, discrimination, violence and hate in America. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best...

Returning to the island that her father left 50 years earlier, the filmmaker goes back in time to retrace the history of her name.

A powerful documentary starring Morgan Freeman about the genesis of The Blues in the South and the music spreading around the world. Morgan Freeman...

During the Civil War, a Quaker couple risks their lives by helping runaway slaves.

Cecily is a lovely young woman, so lovely in fact people can't help but be drawn to her beauty. This becomes a problem for the naive girl once her...

In 1885, Africa is a succulent cake destined to be wildly divided and everyone wants a piece. A disturbed European king, a Pygmy working in a luxury...

A medieval nun's convent is the only refuge for women trying to escape from Turkish raiders looking for slaves. But the beautiful mother superior is...

A team of journalists investigate how human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast fuels the worldwide chocolate industry. The crew interview...

A documentary following the life of Olaudah Equiano, based on his autobiography "The Interesting Narration of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or...