The Amazing Grace
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70% Rotten Tomatoes Director Michael Apted Duration Country NigeriaUnited Kingdom | 7.5/10 IMDb 65% Metacritic Genre Drama, History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Producers Patricia Heaton, David Hunt, Terrence Malick, Ken Wales, Edward R. Pressman Production companies Walden Media, Roadside Attractions Cast Ioan Gruffudd (William Wilberforce), Romola Garai (Barbara Spooner), Albert Finney (John Newton), Benedict Cumberbatch (William Pitt), Michael Gambon (Lord Charles Fox), Youssou N'Dour (Olaudah Equiano)Similar movies The Madness of King George (1994) Tagline Behind the song you love is a story you will never forget. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Amazing Grace is a 2006 British Nigerian historical drama film written by Jeta Amata and Nick Moran, directed by Jeta Amata and produced by Jeta Amata & Alicia Arce. The film stars Joke Silva, Nick Moran, Scott Cleverdon, Mbong Odungide, Fred Amata and Zack Amata. The film received 11 nominations and won the award for Achievement in Cinematography at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2007.
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The film, occasionally narrated by Joke Silva, tells the reformation story of British slave trader John Newton (Nick Moran), sailing to what is now Nigeria to buy slaves but, increasingly shocked by the brutality of slavery, later gave up the trade and became an Anglican priest.
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