How to get freedom

Rating: 8/10 (4 March 2013)

The Civil War is almost over, but it's not self evident that the 13th amendment is passed in the House. If the war is already won, why fight for that? Do the congressmen really believe all people are created equal?
This is 2,5 exciting hours, there the excitement comes almost entirely from conversation. President Lincoln is no angel. He buys votes from racist Democrats or send people to just humiliate them. The outcome is anyway not certain.
Daniel Day-Lewis is absolutely tremendous, being Lincoln both as something from a cartoon and as a believable real person. Great handicraft from Steven Spielberg.