Will Smith as Peter and Ben Foster as a slave master in a still from Emancipation. Photo: Apple TV+
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Emancipation movie review: Will Smith plays an escaped slave in 1860s America in harrowing true-life drama
- Will Smith plays Peter, a character based on an escaped slave whose horrific whipping scars, photographed in the 1860s, bolstered the case for emancipation
- Beautifully shot in an almost monochromatic tone, Antoine Fuqua’s hard-hitting drama shows Smith in one of his best roles
Will Smith as Peter and Ben Foster as a slave master in a still from Emancipation. Photo: Apple TV+
