Emperor (2020)

Directed by

Mark Amin

Genre

historical drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 97 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A slave escapes to freedom and joins John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. The film focuses on the real life of Shields Green, known as Emperor.

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What happens

Emperor is a 2020 American historical drama film directed by Mark Amin (in his directorial debut) and written by Amin and Pat Charles. The film stars Dayo Okeniyi, James Cromwell, Kat Graham, and Bruce Dern. It is based on the true story of Shields Green, an African American slave nicknamed "Emperor", who escaped to freedom and participated in abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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