Shown: 1 September 2021
Exminster Film Club Rating: 87%
- Date of release: 2019
- Running time: 2h 5m
- Director: Kasi Lemmons
- Writers: Gregory Allen Howard and Kasi Lemmons
- Country: USA
- Language: English
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Harriet Plot Synopsis
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Film Reviews
The intensity and the lyrical fervor of Kasi Lemmons’s direction lend this historical drama, about Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and her work with the Underground Railroad, the exalted energy of secular scripture.
Richard Brody, The New Yorker
This might not be the optimal film to tribute an American hero who’s long been neglected on our screens, but Erivo’s performance might very well become a definitive one, synonymous with Tubman. And that’s not a bad place to start by any measure.
Roger Ebert