Nightjohn

1h 32 min

1996

USA

6.8

PG-13

Facing a life of servitude in the Antebellum South, a young slave named Sarny meets Nightjohn. He teaches her to read and write, and together they set to free other slaves - until one planned escape is discovered.

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