Movie poster for Manderlay
TMDb Rating
6.9/10

379 verified votes

Manderlay (2005)

Drama
139 min

"Liberation. Whether they want it or not."

Plot Summary

In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she faces the daunting task of resurrecting the place known as Manderlay.

Director

Lars von Trier

Top Cast

Bryce Dallas HowardIsaach de BankoléDanny GloverWillem DafoeMichaël Abiteboul

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