Amazing Grace (2006)

Directed by

Michael Apted

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 321 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows William Wilberforce as he leads the British campaign to end the slave trade. It shows his long political struggle in parliament and his friendship with former slave trader John Newton.

inspiringearnesthistoricalslow-burndignifiedsomberhopefulcerebral

What happens

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. The title is a reference to the 1772 hymn "Amazing Grace". The film also recounts the experiences of John Newton as a captain of slave ships and subsequent Christian conversion, which inspired his writing of the poem later used in the hymn. Newton is portrayed as a major influence on Wilberforce and the abolition movement. The film premiered on 16 September 2006 at the Toronto International Film Festival, followed by showings at the Heartland Film Festival, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and the European Film Market, before opening in wide US release on 23 February 2007, which coincided with the 200th anniversary of the date the British parliament voted to ban the slave trade. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• The Amazing Grace (2006)
• The New World (2006)
• 12 Years a Slave (2013)
• Rang De Basanti (2006)
• Loving Vincent (2017)
• The Mission (1986)
• The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
• Lawrence of Arabia (1962)