Feb 22 – Pizza and Movie Night

 2006 ‧ Drama/History ‧ 1h 51m

Amazing Grace is a 2006 biographical drama film about the abolitionist campaign against the slave trade in the British Empire, led by William Wilberforce, who was responsible for steering anti-slave trade legislation through the British parliament. The title is a reference to the 1772 hymn “Amazing Grace”. The film also recounts the experiences of John Newton as a captain of slave ships and subsequent Christian conversion, which inspired his writing of the poem later used in the hymn. Newton is portrayed as a major influence on Wilberforce and the abolition movement. Uplifting and Somber.   Based on a True Story. 

Starring:  Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Ciaran Hinds, Rufus Sewell, Albert Finney

Director: Michael Apted