Words Are Freedom
Sinopse
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.
- 5.6
- 1996
- Released
- 1h 32m
Beau Bridges
Clel Waller
Carl Lumbly
Nightjohn
Bill Cobbs
Old man
Kathleen York
Callie Waller
Gabriel Casseus
Outlaw
Tom Nowicki
Dr. Chamberlain
Joel Traywick
Jeff WallerAllison Jones
SarnyPatty Mack
EvelynDeborah Duke
Lethe
Danny Nelson
Reverend Osee RushMonica Ford
EgyptGerald Brown
JosephRobin Michelle McClamb
Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)Steven Sutherland
Alan Bowen
Shannon Eubanks
Fanny BowenJohn P. Ford III
Arthur WallerJohn Herina
Homer Waller
Jordan Williams
James G. WallerBill Gribble
Tom - Slave Trader
Bruce Evers
Patroller #1James Mayberry
Patroller #2Antwan Isaac
Young ManAlecia I. Gainey
Sarny (age 4)
Lorraine Toussaint
DealeyStatus
Released
Original Language
en
Keywords
- #plantation
- #slave
- #reading
- #teaching
- #literacy
