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"ANTEBELLUM"
(2020) (Janelle Monáe, Jack Huston) (R)


At-A-Glace Content Summary

Alcohol/Drugs Heavy
Blood/Gross Stuff Heavy
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Extreme
Frightening/Tense Scenes Heavy
Gun/Weapons Extreme
Imitative Behavior Moderate
Jump Scenes Moderate
Music (Scary/Tense) Extreme
Music (Inappropriate) Minor
Profanity Extreme
Sex/Nudity Heavy
Smoking Minor
Tense Family Scenes Extreme
Topics to Talk About Extreme
Violence Extreme


QUICK TAKE:
Horror: An African-American woman plots her escape while being held as a slave along with others at a Confederate plantation.
PLOT:

Eden (JANELLE MONÁE) is a slave on a southern plantation where the owner's wife, Elizabeth (JENA MALONE), allows her daughter to name new incoming slaves to their "reformer plantation." While the confederate General (ERIC LANGE) is in charge, Captain Jasper (JACK HUSTON) manages the day to day operations and tells the newcomers, such as Julia (KIERSEY CLEMONS), that one of the rules is that no slaves speak without permission. Shocked by what's happened to her, Julia asks Eden how they plan on getting out of there, a sentiment shared by fellow slave Eli (TONGAYI CHIRISA). But having unsuccessfully already tried that, and now directly owned by the General, Eden knows they must lay low until the time is right to make their move.

Flash-forward to the present day and Veronica Henley (JANELLE MONÁE) is a married mother, sociologist, academic, and activist who often speaks of the horrors of slavery still affecting modern-day descendants of that systemic subjugation of black people. She's been invited to speak at a conference in New Orleans where she experiences more subtle racism, something her outspoken black friend, Dawn (GABOUREY SIDIBE), confronts head-on, while their white friend Sarah (LILY COWLES) hasn't noticed any problems at the hotel.

When the story returns to the past, Eden tries to figure out what her location is and how and when to make her move to escape from her confinement.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
Those into socially-based horror films might be interested, as may those who are fans of anyone in the cast.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R
For disturbing violent content, language, and sexual references.


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