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“Since I kept hearing some pretty good things about this film, I was quite eager to check it out. Eventually, even if Iโm not a huge fan of โBlack Pantherโ, without the success of this Marvel installment, it is doubtful that this movie would have ever been greenlighted. Anyway, I thought the damned thing was incredibly inspiring and also terribly heartbreaking. Indeed, as pointed out in this movie, back then, the African nations seemed to be fairly prosperous but the slave trade completely crippled this whole continent and you might wonder if they will ever recover from it. Basically, the various tribes would wage war, make prisoners, sell these prisoners as slaves, buy more guns (of course, from the slave traders) and start all over again which was obviously a dark and vicious circle” read more
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"Years: 1823 (and flashbacks) Location: Dahomey (Africa)"
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"1.Catherine Martin- ElvisNot sure it's the winner, but Martin's a two-time winner with another period biopic extravaganza. Lock. 2.Mary Zophres- BabylonShould be a lock. While the costumes here are not as lush as some movies from this era, Zophres is well-liked and she's scored nominations at every major precursor. Safe. 3.Jenny Beavan- Mrs. Harris Goes to ParisBAFTA and CDG nominations. Beavan has won three times, off of 11 nominations, including last year (Cruella). After being on the outsid"