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The book of negroes [videorecording (DVD)].

Contributor(s): Publisher number: EOE-DV-7883 | Entertainment OnePublication details: [Toronto] : Entertainment One Films Canada, 2015.Description: 3 videodiscs (450 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.45/72 23
Production credits:
  • Producers, Damon D'Oliveira, Clement Virgo ; written by Clement Virgo, Laurence Hill ; directed by Clement Virgo.
Cast: Aunjanue Ellis, Lyriq Bent, Ben Chaplin, Allan Hawco, Greg Bryk and special guest star Jane Alexander with Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Louis Gossett Jr.Summary: "A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, The Book of Negroes recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally securing her freedom in England at the dawn of the 19th century."--Container.
List(s) this item appears in: Anti-racism Reading/Viewing List 2020
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
DVD DVD Hanover Public Library Shelves DVDA BOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 05/16/2024 31906001006536

Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Lawrence Hill.

Bonus features: Deleted scenes ; interviews with cast and author Lawrence Hill ; history of The Black Loyalist Society featurette.

Producers, Damon D'Oliveira, Clement Virgo ; written by Clement Virgo, Laurence Hill ; directed by Clement Virgo.

Aunjanue Ellis, Lyriq Bent, Ben Chaplin, Allan Hawco, Greg Bryk and special guest star Jane Alexander with Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Louis Gossett Jr.

"A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, The Book of Negroes recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally securing her freedom in England at the dawn of the 19th century."--Container.

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