Ill Gotten Gains (1997)
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A kidnapped African fights for his life rather than allowing himself to be sold into slavery in this historical drama. In 1869, slavery is outlawed in America as well as most of the world, but that doesn't stop certain unscrupulous traders from trafficking in human beings to an underground market in the U.S. As the ship Argon Miss begins to enter British waters, 24 kidnapped African natives are held in chains below the decks, with another 60 soon to be delivered. As the captives ponder their fate, they are visited by an ancient spirit (voice of Eartha Kitt) that has been trapped within the planks used to build the ship. The spirit urges the slaves to escape to freedom while the African coastline is still within reach. One of the slaves, Fyah (Djimon Hounsou), is so moved that he breaks free from his shackles and leads his fellow captives in an effort to take over the ship and sail home. Blending an accurate historical recreation of period slave ships with dialogue that incorporates modern-day slang, Ill-Gotten Gains was shot on the same ship used in Steven Spielberg's drama about a slave uprising, Amistad, and features the same leading actor, Djimon Hounsou, though Ill-Gotten Gains was filmed several months before Spielberg's picture.
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Cast
Djimon Hounsou
as Fyah
as Fyah
Akosua Busia
as Fey
as Fey
De'aundre Bonds
as Pop
as Pop
Eartha Kitt
as The Wood
as The Wood
Reg E. Cathey
as Nassor
as Nassor
Tom Fitzgerald
as Jeremiah
as Jeremiah
Tom Fitzpatrick
as Jeremiah
as Jeremiah
Mario Gardner
as Barc
as Barc
Clabe Hartley
as Skinner
as Skinner
Jamillah Nicole
as Fa
as Fa
Tom Taglang
as Captain Cowlie
as Captain Cowlie
Tony Torn
as The Vet
as The Vet
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo
as Cooper
as Cooper
Claudia Robinson
as Femi
as Femi
Tamael
as Kroo Two
as Kroo Two
Glen E. Beaudin
as Cabinbody
as Cabinbody
Jon Amirkhan
as Bodgie
as Bodgie
Lawrence McCoy Jr.
as Krazy
as Krazy
Andre McCoy
as Orji
as Orji
Sergio Arevalos
as Valter
as Valter
Lawrence C. McCoy
as Kroo One
as Kroo One
Anthony Motzenbecker
as Captain Strungblow
as Captain Strungblow
Andrew Steel
as Lieutenant
as Lieutenant
Brian Cooper
as Navy Lad
as Navy Lad
Dan W. Layne
as Nat
as Nat
Mark Much
as Ekundayo
as Ekundayo
Edmond Laurent
as Blue
as Blue
Robert Wood
as Fenuku
as Fenuku
Winslow Crockwell
as Teremon
as Teremon
Andre Jefferson
as Talwo
as Talwo
Leonard Quarles
as Zuka
as Zuka
Melvin Hall
as Aly
as Aly
Sterling Williams
as Isiah
as Isiah
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