Freedom (2014 film)

Freedom
Freedom
Directed by	Peter Cousens
Written by	Timothy A. Chey; John Senczuk
Produced by	Peter Cousens; Timothy A. Chey; Michael Goodin; Sheila Rabizadeh
Starring	Cuba Gooding Jr.; William Sadler; Sharon Leal
Cinematography	Dean Cundey
Edited by	Ray Hubley
Music by	James Lavino
Production; company	Production One
Distributed by	ARC Entertainment
Release dates	August 21, 2014 (Australia); April 5, 2015 (United States);
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Freedom is an American film directed by Peter Cousens, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., William Sadler and Sharon Leal.^[1]^[2]

The film tells two stories in parallel. The first is the escape of a pre-Civil War Black family from slavery in Virginia to freedom in Canada, helped by the Underground Railroad, devout Quakers, and Frederick Douglass. The second story is the travel of an ancestor from Africa (Gambia) to a British colony in the New World (South Carolina).

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Samuel
Bernhard Forcher as John Newton
William Sadler as Plimpton
Sharon Leal as Vanessa
David Rasche as Jefferson Monroe
Terrence Mann as Barney Fagan
Jubilant Sykes as Ozias
Michael Goodwin as Garrett
Diane Salinger as Fanny
Anna Sims as Mary

References

^ Webster, Andy (June 4, 2015). "Review: 'Freedom' Stars Cuba Gooding Jr. as a Slave Fleeing to Canada". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
^ Sneider, Jeff (May 5, 2015). "Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Slavery Drama 'Freedom' Sells to ARC Entertainment". TheWrap. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

External links

Freedom at IMDb
Freedom at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] Webster, Andy (June 4, 2015). "Review: 'Freedom' Stars Cuba Gooding Jr. as a Slave Fleeing to Canada". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

[2] Sneider, Jeff (May 5, 2015). "Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Slavery Drama 'Freedom' Sells to ARC Entertainment". TheWrap. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

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