I really enjoyed it.

Rating: 8/10 (20 February 2014)

Another American slave story. This slave was a free man in the North and put into slavery in the South.
For a good slave story for me, it has to be more than just shocking scenes, it has to actually have a great story.
Based on a true story, it was as you would imagine, slaves being beaten and killed while working in the cotton fields. Yep, it's all in there as usual, rape and abuse aplenty, but even though it is so similar to others, it is still a really good watch.
Yes it was pretty much the same old, but I really enjoyed it showing this mans holding on to his dream of being reunited with his family, and made me think what all those other slaves who's families were much further away than the North must have been feeling.