This film is a realistic
look at the transporting of slaves by boat from Senegal Africa to America. Up to 300 slaves can be held in the
hold but usually more were kept there.
The scenes portrayed are a mixture of fiction and actual events.
I’m not sure what the
point is of this film? It’s not
historically accurate so it may be as presented but could be only as imagined? Wouldn’t viewers be better served to
have an accurate portrayal of the facts as a base for their personal feelings
of the circumstances? I know
the bottom line is that everything about this and others trip was bad and nothing was good. 2 ½* (This movie is so-so)
78
min, Docudrama directed by Guy Deslauriers with Djimon Hounsou as narrator and Maka
Kotto.
Note: Imdb 6.1 out of 10, 60% audience on
Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 3.9* out of 5* with 13 reviews, Amazon 3.9* out of 5*
with 13 reviews.
Special
Note: First screened in North
America at the 2000 Toronto Film Festival as part of the Planet Africa series. The title in French is Passage du
milieu.
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