Amistad (1997)

Give Us Free!

Disrupting the courtroom proceedings, Cinque (Djimon Hounsou) stands up to chant for freedom, over and over again he proclaims, “Give us free.”

Directed by Steven Spielberg.

Released in 1997 by Dreamworks.

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  • character-type: Slave
  • character-type: Lawyer
  • action: Panic
  • editors-choice: Tear Jerkers
  • editors-choice: Inspirational Speeches
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Social Issue Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
  • secondary-genre: Courtroom Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • mood: Inspiring
  • mood: Emotional
  • mood: Heartfelt
  • setting: Courtroom
  • theme: Hope
  • theme: Oppression
  • theme: Freedom
  • theme: Defiance
  • theme: Determination
  • theme: Race
  • theme: Empowerment
  • actor: Morgan Freeman
  • actor: Djimon Hounsou
  • director: Steven Spielberg
  • producer: Tim Shriver
  • producer: Walter F. Parkes
  • producer: Laurie MacDonald
  • producer: Colin Wilson
  • producer: Paul Deason
  • producer: Bob Cooper
  • producer: Debbie Allen
  • producer: Steven Spielberg
  • producer: Bonnie Curtis
  • cinematographer: Janusz Kaminski
  • composer: John Williams
  • editor: Michael Kahn
  • costume-designer: Ruth E. Carter
  • production-designer: Rick Carter
  • role-name: Theodore Joadson
  • role-name: Cinque
  • screenwriter: David Franzoni
  • year: 1997
  • studio: Dreamworks