Apple Original Films’ “Emancipation” tells the triumphant story of Peter (Will Smith), a man who escapes from slavery, relying on his wits, unwavering faith and deep love for his family to evade cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on his quest for freedom.
The film is inspired by the 1863 photos of “Whipped Peter,” taken during a Union Army medical examination, that first appeared in Harper’s Weekly. One image, known as “The Scourged Back,” which shows Peter’s bare back mutilated by a whipping delivered by his enslavers, ultimately contributed to growing public opposition to slavery.
“Emancipation” will premiere in theaters on December 2, 2022, and globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, December 9, 2022.
MacDailyNews Take: What would have been a veritable awards magnet, is likely not to be, thanks to Smith’s ill-conceived slap of Chris Rock over a rather innocuous joke (at which he first laughed, no less) at the Academy Awards ceremony earlier this year.
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