Amistad

USA 1998, 155 minutes
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Rating: [M]
Genres: Drama / Courtroom

Topics: African-American, Indigenous & Minority Cultures, Period - 1800s, Maritime, Educational Resource.

Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey

Aroview: Laying bare his socio-historical conscience (a much better prospect post-SCHINDLER'S LIST), Steven Speilberg sets sail with an epic of 19th century race-relations, based on a true incident - a slave-rebellion aboard the trans-Atlantic hulk 'Amistad'.

When the Africans are caught and put on trial, heavyweight lawyers Anthony Hopkins and Morgan Freeman help to re-adjust those scales of justice. Also having his day in court is Matthew McConaughey.