Taglines: Be free or die.
Harriet tells the story of the iconic freedom fighter Harriet Tubman. The film focuses on the life of Harriet Tubman, who has saved hundreds of slaves through her courage, mastery and determination, and changed the course of history. Harriet Tubman, known as an anti-slavery activist, is known for his great struggles during the American Civil War.
Born as a slave and fled to adulthood during his adulthood, Tubman never forgot his family and went back to his house to save them, struggling for freedom. With the help of the people around him, Harriet struggles a total of thirteen times to liberate dozens of slaves and families.
Harriet is a 2019 American biographical film about slave-turned-abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, who wrote the screenplay with Gregory Allen Howard, it stars Cynthia Erivo as Tubman, with Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, and Janelle Monáe in supporting roles.
A biography about Harriet Tubman had been in the works for years, with several actresses, including Viola Davis, rumored to star. Erivo was cast in February 2017, much of the cast and crew joined the following year, and principal photography began in Virginia in October 2018.
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2019, and is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on November 1, 2019, by Focus Features. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Erivo’s performance but lamented the action-centric, formulaic approach to the story.
Harriet (2019)
Directed by: Kasi Lemmons
Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Janelle Monáe, Jennifer Nettles, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Nick Basta, Tim Guinee, Claire Bronson, Deborah Ayorinde, Omar J. Dorsey
Screenplay by: Gregory Allen Howard, Kasi Lemmons
Production Design by: Warren Alan Young
Cinematography by: John Toll
Film Editing by: Wyatt Smith
Costume Design by: Paul Tazewell
Set Decoration by: Marthe Pineau
Art Direction by: Kevin Hardison, Christina Eunji Kim
Music by: Terence Blanchard
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic content throughout, violent material and language including racial epithets.
Distributed by: Focus Features
Release Date: November 1, 2019
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