Amistad (film) - Wikipedia
Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, ... Djimon Hounsou had just 10 days to learn the Mende language for his role as Joseph Cinqué; despite both Mende and Hounsou's native Gun language [12] …
Amistad (1997) - IMDb
Amistad: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou. In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is …
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2 days ago · CNN’s Larry Madowo speaks with Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou about how his role in “Amistad” inspired his mission to reconnect the Black diaspora with their African heritage.
How ‘Amistad’ sparked Djimon Hounsou’s mission to unite the
2 days ago · CNN’s Larry Madowo speaks with Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou about how his role in “Amistad” inspired his mission to reconnect the Black diaspora with their African heritage.
Djimon Hounsou - Wikipedia
He then earned widespread recognition for his role as Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film Amistad (1997), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. For his performances in In America (2002) and Blood Diamond (2006), Hounsou was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Jan 26, 2015 · Steven Spielberg's most simplistic, sanitized history lesson, Amistad, explores the symbolic 1840s trials of 53 West Africans following their bloody rebellion aboard a slave ship.
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Amistad movie review & film summary (1997) - Roger Ebert
Dec 12, 1997 · The film opens on the ship Amistad, where Cinque (Djimon Hounsou) is able to free himself from shackles and release his fellow prisoners. They rise up against the Spanish crew of the ship, which is taking them from a Havana slave market to another destination in Cuba.
Djimon Hounsou - IMDb
Hounsou has graced the catwalks of Paris and London as a popular male model. He has since left his modeling career and has worked on Gladiator (2000) by Ridley Scott and Amistad (1997) by Steven Spielberg.
Amistad (1997) - Steven Spielberg, Director | Amblin
Dec 10, 1997 · In the summer of 1839, on a stormy night off the coast of Cuba, 53 Africans held captive in the cramped cargo holds of the Spanish slave ship, La Amistad, break free of their shackles. Led by Cinque (Djimon Hounsou), they arm themselves, take control of the ship and reclaim their freedom.
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Steven Spielberg's "Amistad" 1997) is a film about a celebrated event in American history involving the fate of Africans on a Spanish slave ship "La Amistad" that came into the possession of the United States in 1839.
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