Release Date: 5/13/16 (In Theaters)
Genre: Drama/Historical
Rating: Unknown
Running Time: Unknown
Studios: Larger Than Life Productions, Route One Films, Vendian Entertainment, STX Entertainment, Showtime Networks.
Director: Gary Ross
Cast: Matthew McConaughey (Newton Knight), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Rachel), Keri Russell (Serena Knight), Mahershala Ali (Moses Washington).
Details: The plot is based on the true story of Newton Knight (Matthew McConaughey), a Southern farmer who fell in love with a slave named Rachel (Gugu Mbatha-Raw). This relationship lead him to rebel against the Confederate Army. Actress Keri Russell is set to play Newton’s wife Serena, while Mahershala Ali is portraying Moses Washington, an escaped slave who becomes Newton’s ally in his fight to secede from the Confederacy. Source(s): Movieweb, IMDB. Photo source: IMDB.
Trailer:
Black Cinema Connection 
Hmmmmm….it looks like Gugu Mbatha-Raw is going to be the go-to interracial girl for the moment. I guess she’s going to replace Zoe Saldana.lol Personally I’m growing a bit tired of the slave dramas. And it seems as though the studios love to do those tragic mulatto films as well. The black experience is so much more that playing slaves,butlers and maids. *sigh*
Totally agree. That’s why we need to support the independent filmmakers.
That’s very true!