TMDb7.0 / 10

Amistad (1997)

Name: Amistad
Director: Steven Spielberg
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery
Released: 1997-12-10
Duration: 155 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey

Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are moments when it must be taken.

155 min · United States of America · Dir. Steven Spielberg

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.