The trailer suggests the film, which will premiere in theaters followed by a release on the Apple TV+ streaming service, has stunning cinematography from Robert Richardson, and powerful direction from Antoine Fuqua.
Emancipation stars Will Smith as a slave who escapes from a plantation in the South in the 1860s and then tries to evade his captors.
An enslaved man embarks on a perilous journey to reunite with his family in this powerful film inspired by a true story.
How all of that drama affects the movie’s box office, along with its wider reception, will be very interesting to observe.