
Freedom 2014
"John Newton's Amazing Grace"
Overview
Two men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856 a slave, Samuel Woodward and his family, escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret network of ordinary people known as the Underground Railroad guide the family on their journey north to Canada. They are relentlessly pursued by the notorious slave hunter Plimpton. Hunted like a dog and haunted by the unthinkable suffering he and his forbears have endured, Samuel is forced to decide between re
Director: Peter Cousens
Cast

Bernhard Forcher
John Newton

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Samuel

William Sadler
Plimpton

Sharon Leal
Vanessa

David Rasche
Jefferson Monroe

Diane Salinger
Fanny

John Franchi
Slave Buyer

Terrence Mann
Barney Fagan

Phillip Boykin
Big Hand

Michael Goodwin
Garrett