Drama · Denmark · 2005 · 2h 19m

Manderlay

Manderlay poster
Director
Lars von Trier
Cast
Bryce Dallas Howard as Grace Margaret Mulligan Isaach de Bankolé as Timothy Danny Glover as Wilhelm Willem Dafoe as Grace's Father Michaël Abiteboul as Thomas Lauren Bacall as Mam
Crew
Anthony Dod Mantle — Director of Photography Molly Malene Stensgaard — Editor Joachim Holbek — Original Music Composer Lars von Trier — Writer Vibeke Windeløv — Producer Manon Rasmussen — Costume Design
Tagline

Liberation. Whether they want it or not.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Manderlay — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
southern usaslaveryplantationsequelcontractraceduringcreditsstingeremancipationemploymentracial equality
Key Collaborators
Lars von Trier Director Anthony Dod Mantle Director of Photography Molly Malene Stensgaard Editor Joachim Holbek Original Music Composer Lars von Trier Writer Vibeke Windeløv Producer Manon Rasmussen Costume Design
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