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Son of kings. Father of revolution.

7.6

1h 39m

2020

“Son of kings. Father of revolution.”

Synopsis

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.

Director

Mark Amin

Trailer

HistoryWarDrama

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Cast & Crew

Dayo Okeniyi

Dayo Okeniyi

as Shields Green

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

as Levi Coffin

James Cromwell

James Cromwell

as John Brown

Kat Graham

Kat Graham

as Delores

Ben Robson

Ben Robson

as Luke McCabe

Naturi Naughton

Naturi Naughton

as Sarah Green

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

as Duvane Henderson

Keean Johnson

Keean Johnson

as Rufus Kelly

M.C. Gainey

M.C. Gainey

as Randolph Stevens

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