Amistad

Watch or Download Amistad 1997. Director Steven Spielberg, Cast Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins,

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally. Movie Amistad

Genres

Drama, History, Mystery,

Keywords

cuba, mutiny, slavery, sentence, historical figure, tall ship, slave trade,

Amistad Parent guide

MPAA Reason

Rated R for some scenes of strong brutal violence and some related nudity.

BBFC Reason

strong violence

BBFC Ratings info

AMISTAD is a US period drama which concerns events following a mutiny on board a slave ship Violence: During the slave revolt, there are scenes in which a man is attacked with an axe, a man's throat is cut, and a slave rams a sword through a man's chest; all of which are accompanied by blood spurts There are also scenes in which slaves are whipped and deliberately drowned. In one scene a woman clutching her baby jumps overboard, drowning herself and the baby. There are also some scenes of male and female nudity; however, these scenes are not sexualised.

Sex & Nudity

moderate

Sex & Nudity Reason

Several scenes include full frontal male and female nudity of African slaves presented very matter-of-factly in the context of degradation. There is one or two scenes on the ship in which the slaves are on the deck and the captors are sexually assaulting them, but it is hard to find and very brief.

Violence & Gore

severe

Violence & Gore Reason

There are two sequences on board slave ships which show slaves being whipped and abused. These sequences include, among other things, shootings, slashings, and drownings. (The drowning is graphic: people are chained to a net full of rocks and then one by one pulled by the rocks into the ocean, screaming the whole time.) One of the scenes includes a death in childbirth with the body thrown overboard. These scenes are very bloody indeed, even to the point of blood spraying on a character's face from a lashing. Also a man is shown being run through with a large sword, and the sword being drawn out afterwards. Compared to those sequences, the other incidents of violence are almost inconsequential. A number of men who have been shot to death in battle are shown. A woman carrying a baby commits suicide by purposely sitting on the side of the ship and falling off.

Profanity

none

Profanity Reason

None.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

mild

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking Reason

A couple of characters smoke a pipe or a cigar during relaxation and reflection. Drinking is presented in such an off-hand manner as to go largely unnoticed.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

severe

Frightening & Intense Scenes Reason

The scenes of violence as well as the predicaments the slaves find themselves in are very intense and might be frightening/disturbing to some viewers.

Studio

DreamWorks Pictures,

Countrie

United States of America,

Audio

English

Director

Steven Spielberg

Starring

Morgan Freeman Nigel Hawthorne Anthony Hopkins Djimon Hounsou Matthew McConaughey David Paymer Pete Postlethwaite Stellan Skarsgård Razaaq Adoti Abu Bakaar Fofanah Anna Paquin Tomás Milián Chiwetel Ejiofor Derrick N. Ashong Geno Silva John Ortiz Ralph Brown Darren E. Burrows Allan Rich Paul Guilfoyle Peter Firth Xander Berkeley Jeremy Northam Arliss Howard Willie Amakye Luc Assogba Mariah Campbell Habib Conteh Stephen Conteh Monguehy Fanzy Jimmy Fotso Adekunle Ilori Sheriff Kargbo Saye Lah Sylvestre Massaquoi Samson Odede Chike Okpala Willie Onafesso Samuel Pieh Lansana Sawi Abu Sidique El Hadj Malik Sow Lamine Thiam Austin Pendleton Daniel von Bargen Rusty Schwimmer Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Frank T. Wells Michael Massee Roy Cooper Jake Weber Victor Rivers Joseph Kosseh Steve Passewe Sherly Acosta Williams Matt Sarles George Gerdes Gerald R. Molen Kevin J. O'Connor Robert Walsh Sean McGuirk Tony Owen William Young Michael Riley León Singer Castulo Guerra Harry Groener Hawthorne James Ingrid Walters Harry A. Blackmun Curtis Shields Carlos Spivey Charles Udoma Andrew L. Josiah Tony Onafesso Peter Mansaray Clarence Mobley Brian Macon Edward Appiah Denver Dowridge Paul Mwakutuya Rory Burton Samuel Orekhio Omo Lara Tosin Ransford Thomas Juliette Darko Isaac Mayanja Charlean Isata Bangalie Roosevelt Flenoury M.S. Kaleiwo Tesfay Yohannes George Kamara Abdul-Fatai Balogun Yaya Sissoko Amadou Traore Marlon Francis Bundu Kamara James Moses Daniel Reid Seydou Coulibaly Lawal Tajudeen Lester Mombelly Ibrahim Sesay Jeremy Shelton Andrew Shoemo Prince Coke Ahmed Bangura Bernard Singleton Desere Mondon Baboucar Jobe Christopher Annino John D. Bair Susan Bergeron Eric Bruno Borgman Luis Cabrera Craig Calman KimStacy Carter Lisa Cavanaugh Leonard Clifton Alex Daunis Nino Del Padre Johnny Egan Chris Fagan Lawrence Gaughan Morgan Hobart Nick King Tommy Lynch Luis Muñoz Ungenita Prevost Glendon Rich Kevin M. Simon John H. Tobin Harrison Young

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