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The Book of Negroes (TV Miniseries)

The Book of Negroes

2015

Clement Virgo

Aunjanue Ellis, Cuba Gooding Jr., Louis Gossett Jr., Lyriq Bent ...

6.3

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TV Series. Adventure. Drama TV Miniseries (2015). 6 Episodes. A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, The Book of Negroes recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Whitney Matheson The Hollywood Reporter	"As Aminata Diallo (Aunjanue Ellis) reminds herself and others repeatedly, one must never give up--and it’s this steadfast hope that makes the story a particularly compelling television event."	POS
United States	David Hinckley New York Daily News	"'Book of Negroes', (...) will be fairly compared to "Roots'. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Joanne Ostrow Denver Post	"Graphic cruelty, not to mention violence, makes for difficult viewing in this lavishly produced miniseries. But it’s worthwhile, especially as director Clement Virgo has opened a new window on the experience of blacks in Canada."	POS
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"Ellis, particularly, gives a lead performance that is strong enough to mask some of the script’s problems."	POS
United States	Brian Lowry Variety	"Although history obviously mixes with fiction, there’s enough here (...) to make 'The Book of Negroes' an intriguing window into the period."	POS

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