The Book of Negroes 2015

Synopsis

Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.

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Cast

• Shailyn Pierre-Dixon Young Aminata
• Sandra Caldwell Georgia
• Dwain Murphy Claiborne
• Siyabonga Xaba Young Chekura
• Armand Aucamp Lieutenant Waters
• Louis Gossett Jr. Daddy Moses
• Allan Hawco Solomon Lindo
• Cuba Gooding Jr. Sam Fraunces
• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Aminata Diallo
• Ben Chaplin John Clarkson

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