Manderlay

Jun 3, 2005

2h 19m

★ 6.9

Liberation. Whether they want it or not.

Overview

In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she faces the daunting task of resurrecting the place known as Manderlay.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Zentropa Entertainments

Isabella Films B.V.

Pain Unlimited Filmproduktion

Manderlay

Sigma Films

Memfis Film

Ognon Pictures

Film i Väst

ARTE France Cinéma

SVT

WDR

ARTE

NPS

YLE

Manderlay Trailers

Cast

Grace Margaret Mulligan

Bryce Dallas Howard

Timothy

Isaach de Bankolé

Wilhelm

Danny Glover

Grace's Father

Willem Dafoe

Thomas

Michaël Abiteboul

Mam

Lauren Bacall

Mr. Robinsson

Jean-Marc Barr

Bertie

Geoffrey Bateman

Edward

Virgile Bramly

Bingo

Ruben Brinkman

Venus

Doña Croll

Niels

Jeremy Davies

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