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Manderlay (2005)

• NR
• June 3, 2005
• 2h 18m

• Drama

“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.

Director

Lars von Trier

Writers

Lars von Trier

Starring

Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach de Bankolé, Danny Glover