America250 Film Series--"Amistad"

Amistad will be the 2nd film in the America250 Film Series at the Englewood Library on Thursday, June 11, at 2 p.m. in the library’s Room 2. The program is free and open to the public. Because space is limited, those who register will have priority. You MUST register at https://bccls.libcal.com/event/16897973. The film series will end on Thursday, July 2 at 2 p.m.

Based on the true story of a significant moment during America's slave trade in 1839, aboard the slave ship, Amistad. Much of the story revolves a courtroom drama as lawyers for the slaves seek their freedom and return home. The case is a watershed moment for America-Spain relations, and reveals the political machinations as it holds repercussions on the North-South conflict eventually leading to America's Civil War.

This Steven Spielberg film stars Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, David Paymer, Pete Postlethwaite and Stellen Skarsgard.

Amistad was released in theaters in 1997, runs 155 minutes, and is rated R.

The rest of the series schedule is:

June 18--The Grapes of Wrath

June 25--Avalon

July 2--1776.

No one under 18 permitted unless and adult accompanies them throughout the movie.

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