Is Manderlay right for your family?
Movie 2005 139 min
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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Likely present: Political & social messagingHeavy emotional content
The title and synopsis suggest a drama with heavy social themes and emotional content.
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