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Will Smith’s Seeking Freedom In The New Trailer For Emancipation
Will Smith’s Seeking Freedom In The New Trailer For Emancipation,Take a look at the new footage from Smith's latest via Empire.

Will Smith’s Seeking Freedom In The New Trailer For Emancipation

Despite Academy Awardsgate, Apple is pushing ahead with the release of Will Smith-starring historical drama Emancipation, directed by Antoine Fuqua. The full trailer is now online.

Written by William N. Collage, Emancipation tells the triumphant story of Peter (Smith), a man who escapes from slavery, relying on his wits, unwavering faith and deep love for his family to evade cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on his quest for freedom.

The film is inspired by the 1863 photos of “Whipped Peter,” taken during a Union Army medical examination, that first appeared in Harper’s Weekly. One image, known as “The Scourged Back,” which shows Peter’s bare back mutilated by a whipping delivered by his enslavers, ultimately contributed to growing public opposition to slavery.

Emancipation is headed to Apple TV+ globally on 9 December.

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