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Manderlay

Manderlay

Jun 3, 2005
139 min
Drama
6.9/ 10
373 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
6.9/10
373 votes
IMDB
7.2/10
25,547 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
46/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$14,200,000Production cost
Box Office$674,918Worldwide gross
Profit-$13,525,082Loss
ROI
-95.2%Return on investment
US Box Office$78,378Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 win & 16 nominations

Details

Production information

"Liberation. Whether they want it or not."

Status

Released

Original Language

da

Budget

$14,200,000

Revenue

$674,918

Production Companies

USA: Land of Opportunities CollectionZentropa EntertainmentsIsabella Films B.V.Pain Unlimited FilmproduktionManderlaySigma FilmsMemfis FilmOgnon PicturesFilm i VästDRARTE France CinémaSVTWDRARTENPSYLE

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