Hiram Walker, born into slavery in the pre–Civil War South, loses his mother as a child and over time loses all memory of her. As a young man, Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but he is saved from the depths by a mysterious power he never realized he had and struggles to understand.
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Nia DaCosta Director · Ta-Nehisi Coates Writer
Produced in United States · Production Harpo Films, Maceo-Lyn
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Plan B Entertainment
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Harpo Films
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Maceo-Lyn
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United States
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English
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English
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