During the American
Civil War, a mixed race group of army deserters and escapee/freed slaves
thought "Fuck all this bollocks, let's set up our own place far away from
the politics of wealth and race that is getting people killed in huge
numbers."
150 years later, some
people still consider Newton Knight, a white man who played a formative role in
this separatist idea based on freedom and fairness, to be a traitor to his
country.
So the lesson from
this film, you could say, is that no matter how hard you try and make the world
a better place, there's always gonna be stupid cunts.
This film was a box
office bomb. Political perspectives aside, I'm surprised. It's set in an
interesting period, the story told is a fascinating one, and the battle scenes
are both horrific and greatly exciting.
Worth a watch.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1124037
8/10
Perkin.
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