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Manderlay
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Manderlay

2005 · 139 min Drama
6.9 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Lars von Trier

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard

Grace Margaret Mulligan

Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de Bankolé

Timothy

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Wilhelm

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Grace's Father

Michaël Abiteboul

Michaël Abiteboul

Thomas

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Mam

Jean-Marc Barr

Jean-Marc Barr

Mr. Robinsson

Geoffrey Bateman

Geoffrey Bateman

Bertie

Virgile Bramly

Virgile Bramly

Edward

Ruben Brinkman

Ruben Brinkman

Bingo

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