Nightjohn (1996)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 92 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Charles Burnett
Stars: Beau Bridges, Allison Jones and Carl Lumbly
IMDb score:
6,8 (476)
Releasedate: 1 June 1996
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Nightjohn plot
"Words Are Freedom"
Sarny, a 12-year-old slave girl in the pre-Civil War South, faces a relatively hopeless life. Her primary duties at Clel Waller's plantation include serving the table, spitting tobacco juice on the roses for insect prevention, and sending secret messages between Waller's wife, Callie, and Dr. Chamberlaine. And then Nightjohn arrives, a former runaway slave whose scars on his back tell his story. He takes Sarny under his wing and in exchange for some tobacco, he secretly teaches her to read and write, a crime punishable by death. "Words are freedom," he says. Slavery is made by words: laws, deeds and the authority.
Actors and actresses
Clel Waller
Nightjohn
Old man
Outlaw
Lethe
Callie Waller
Dr. Chamberlain
Egypt
Fanny Bowen
Joseph
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