Freedom (2014) 

 

Release Date: April 5, 2015

Director: Peter Cousens

Writer(s): Timothy A. Chey, John Senczuk (story editor)

Starring: Cuba Gooding, Jr., Bernhard Forcher, Sharon Leal

Estimated budget: $14.5 million

 

In 1856, a runaway slave (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and his family find help from the underground railroad, while in 1748, the man's grandfather is captive aboard the ship of Capt. John Newton (Bernhard Forcher).