Manderlay

2005 6.9 (355 votes) 2h 19m

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Zentropa Entertainments
Isabella Films B.V.
Pain Unlimited Filmproduktion
Manderlay
Sigma Films
Memfis Film
Ognon Pictures
Film i Väst
DR
ARTE France Cinéma
SVT
WDR
ARTE
NPS
YLE

Liberation. Whether They Want It Or Not.

Overview

In 1933, after leaving Dogville, Grace Margaret Mulligan sees a slave being punished at a cotton farm called Manderlay. Officially, slavery is illegal and Grace stands up against the farmers. She stays with some gangsters in Manderlay and tries to influence the situation. But when harvest time comes, Grace sees the social and economic reality of Manderlay.