Film
Manderlay
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.
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.
Cast
- Bryce Dallas HowardGrace Margaret Mulligan
- Isaach de BankoléTimothy
- Danny GloverWilhelm
- Willem DafoeGrace's Father
- Michaël AbiteboulThomas
- Lauren BacallMam
- Jean-Marc BarrMr. Robinsson
- Geoffrey BatemanBertie
