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Dec 10, 2022 · After the successful siege of Union Port, the story of Emancipation and the real story of Gordon ends. At the end of the movie, Will Smith's Peter is reunited with his wife and children, however it's unclear what happened to his real-life counterpart, Gordon.
A photograph of an enslaved man who survived a whipping that left his body mutilated and scarred helped to reveal the brutality of American slavery. Actor Will Smith stars in Emancipation, a...
Dec 9, 2022 · Producers have described the film as “inspired by” a true story: the scars were exposed to the world in a photo, which became known as “ Whipped Peter ,” or “The Scourged Back,” which helped...
Dec 10, 2022 · Antoine Fuqua's new film, Emancipation starring Will Smith, is based on the true story of a slave's escape. But how much of the movie is real history?
Dec 9, 2022 · Is Emancipation based on a true story? Yes. Emancipation was inspired by the true story of an enslaved man who became known as Gordon, who was photographed in 1863.
Dec 13, 2022 · The opening title sequence in the movie Emancipation, now streaming on Apple TV+ after a brief theatrical release, tells us that the film is based on a true story. That is, in part, the case.
Dec 17, 2022 · The story of “Whipped Peter” is captured in the powerful new film “Emancipation,” starring Will Smith. The film was inspired by the 1863 Baton Rouge photos.
Dec 18, 2022 · Will Smith's Civil War-era drama 'Emancipation' was inspired by the true story of an enslaved man whose gruesome photos of his scarred back helped catalyze an anti-slavery movement
Dec 13, 2022 · Emancipation is a film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by William N. Collage and is focused around a photo of a man known as Gordon or Whipped Peter, who escaped from a Louisiana...
Dec 2, 2022 · Set in 1863, in the wake of Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation, the true story begins with a series of drone tracking shots that make their way through the wooded swamp, stretching over a cotton plantation whereby enslaved African Americans, who appear placed in by garish VFX, toil in the soil.
