Manderlay

Manderlay

Liberation. Whether they want it or not.

Part of USA: Land of Opportunities Collection

2005•2h 19m•6.9/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(389)

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.

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Production

Zentropa Entertainments, Isabella Films B.V., Pain Unlimited Filmproduktion, Manderlay, Sigma Films, Memfis Film, Ognon Pictures, Film i Väst, DR, ARTE France Cinéma, SVT, WDR, ARTE, NPS, YLE

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Release Date

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Cast

Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard

Grace Margaret Mulligan

Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de Bankolé

Timothy

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Wilhelm

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Grace's Father

Michaël Abiteboul

Michaël Abiteboul

Thomas

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Mam

Jean-Marc Barr

Jean-Marc Barr

Mr. Robinsson

Geoffrey Bateman

Geoffrey Bateman

Bertie

Virgile Bramly

Virgile Bramly

Edward

Ruben Brinkman

Ruben Brinkman

Bingo

Doña Croll

Doña Croll

Venus

Jeremy Davies

Jeremy Davies

Niels

Llewella Gideon

Llewella Gideon

Victoria

Mona Hammond

Mona Hammond

Old Wilma

John Hurt

John Hurt

Narrator (voice)

Emmanuel Idowu

Jim

Zeljko Ivanek

Zeljko Ivanek

Dr. Hector

Teddy Kempner

Joseph

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Mr. Kirspe

Rik Launspach

Rik Launspach

Stanley Mays

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