# Amistad (1997)

> A captured African leader and his fellow mutineers fight to prove their freedom in an American legal system built to define them as property.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6738

## Facts

- Runtime: 155 min
- Genres: Drama, History, Mystery
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Cast: Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, David Paymer, Pete Postlethwaite, Stellan Skarsgård
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118607/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: grave, impassioned, harrowing, historical film night, social justice discussion

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of courage and survival against the backdrop of oppression and injustice.

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