Freedom (2014 film)

2014 American film

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 (2014-08-21) (Australia)
* April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05) (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

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* 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

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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.

## External links

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* Freedom at IMDb
* Freedom at Rotten Tomatoes