http://imdb.com/title/tt0454776/


Plot Outline:
The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament in 18th century England, endeavoring to end slavery in the empire.





I'm hoping to go see it on friday!!

2/21/2007 2:35:30 PM

I saw a trailer for this at Winterjam in Gboro

2/21/2007 3:09:14 PM

i saw it last night. i liked it a lot, but i was a history major. it had parts that felt really cheesy, b-movie style, but on a whole, i'd give it a B.

[Edited on February 21, 2007 at 5:09 PM. Reason : .]

2/21/2007 5:09:39 PM

oo i like history movies..im going tomorrow yay im excited!!!

2/22/2007 9:33:47 PM

700 club is talking about it tomorrow.. GOP propaganda?

2/22/2007 10:01:28 PM

It looks really shitty.

2/22/2007 10:34:48 PM

it has a religious theme in that wilberforce wanted to do work for God and found a subject within politics with which he could make a difference. obviously, religious circles will rally behind it as if it were their own.

^its an excellent story, production value aside. i thought the sets and stuff were good, though the filming occasionally had a B movie feel. this guy's story deserves a film though. i'm actually surprised it hadnt been done before.

2/22/2007 11:48:22 PM

Man, Michael Apted's filmography is all over the place

2/22/2007 11:51:50 PM

Woo I saw it last night! I liked it..but I agree there were some pretty cheesy parts of the movie that could have easily been cut out and they could have found a smoother transition between years

2/24/2007 3:09:48 PM

i saw it with ^

i enjoyed it...reminded me of a bbc pbs production

2/24/2007 4:47:32 PM