Dos años antes de estallar la Guerra Civil (1861-1865), Schultz, un cazarrecompensas alemán que le sigue la pista a unos asesinos, le promete al esclavo Django dejarlo en libertad si le ayuda a atraparlos. Terminado con éxito el trabajo, Django prefiere seguir al lado del alemán y ayudarle a capturar a los delincuentes más buscados del Sur. Se convierte así en un experto cazador de recompensas, pero su único objetivo es rescatar a su esposa Broomhilda, a la que perdió por culpa del tráfico de esclavos. La búsqueda llevará a Django y a Schultz hasta Calvin Candie, el malvado propietario de la plantación "Candyland". La presencia de ambos en los alrededores de la propiedad, despierta las sospechas de Stephen, el esclavo de confianza de Candie.

Una epopeya histórica inspirada en los hechos reales que sucedieron en el Reino de Dahomey, uno de los estados más poderosos de África en los siglos XVIII y XIX. La historia sigue a Nanisca (Davis), general de la unidad militar exclusivamente femenina y a Nawi (Mbedu), una recluta ambiciosa. Juntas lucharon contra enemigos que violaron su honor, esclavizaron a su gente y amenazaron con destruir todo por lo que habían vivido.

Tien es un niño que huye para salvar su vida. No entiende por qué, pero toda su familia ha sido asesinada y no tiene dónde esconderse. Capturado por comerciantes de esclavos, su coraje y su espíritu de luchador le salvarán de una muerte segura. Tien es rescatado por una cuadrilla de bandoleros que lo acogerán y lo instruirán en las artes marciales, convirtiéndose en un gran guerrero. Ya adulto, Tien (Tony Jaa) quiere encontrar respuesta a los misterios de su infancia y, sobre todo, quiere saciar su sed de venganza por la cruel muerte de sus padres... Continuación de la aclamada película de artes marciales "Ong Bak". En esta ocasión el protagonista, Tony Jaa, también se encargará de la dirección.

Sigue la vida de William Wilberforce, en su cruzada en el Parlamento para abolir la esclavitud en la Inglaterra de finales del siglo XVIII y principios del XIX.

Un temible bandido del siglo XIX, Cobra Verde atraviesa Brasil hasta llegar a la plantación de azúcar de Don Octávio Countinho. Sin saber que su nuevo invitado es el famoso bandido e impresionado por sus maneras despiadadas, Don Octávio contrata a Cobra Verde para supervisar a sus esclavos. Pero cuando Cobra Verde impregna a las tres hijas de Don Octávio, el dueño de la plantación enfurecida exilia al forajido a África, donde se espera que vuelva a abrir la trata de esclavos. Después de su viaje transatlántico, Cobra Verde explota los conflictos tribales para tomar una fortaleza abandonada y azota a un ejército de guerreros desnudos en una sed de sangre frenética mientras compite por sobrevivir.

Amantha Starr es una bella y rica joven que vive en la lujosa plantación sureña de su padre. Pero, cuando éste muere, es acusada de ser hija de una sirvienta negra, por lo que es despojada de sus tierras y convertida en esclava. Trasladada a Nueva Orleáns para ser vendida, un apuesto caballero la compra en una subasta de esclavos.

Una noche del verano de 1839, cincuenta y tres esclavos negros que viajaban a bordo del navío “La Amistad” se amotinaron y tomaron el control del barco frente a las costas de Cuba. Fracasado su intento de regresar a África, fueron detenidos por tropas americanas y se encontraron en un país extraño y a merced de un sistema judicial que les era ajeno.

This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works as a carpenter and is also a part time musician. One day he is approached by some men who want him to play for them. However, that is not their intention; they have kidnapped him and sold him into slavery. Now he has to endure the hardships that he has been spared because of his status as a free man. And his family who don't know what happened to him is searching for him but where do they go? And Solomon also wishes to let them know where he is so that they could get him but unfortunately no one believes his story or is willing to help him.

Ulric's daughter unites with warrior Thane against evil Lord Khoura, who covets the knife of Aktar.

David Moore is in East Africa to get to his employer's railway construction site. He's accompanied by the owner's son Brian and they've lined up Jack Cuortemayn, reputedly the best guide available, to take them there. Cuortemayn refuses as he doesn't care for the impact the railroad will have on the local inhabitants. While Moore tries to make other arrangements, he meets Ruth Knight who has lived there for many years working with her father in a medical clinic. There will be adventures along the way but when Ruth is captured by slave traders, it's up to the others to rescue her.

A team of journalists investigate how human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast fuels the worldwide chocolate industry. The crew interview both proponents and opponents of these alleged practices, and use hidden camera techniques to delve into the gritty world of cocoa plantations.

John Zinga, a descendent of slaves, has an ancient medallion around his neck and a fragment of song passed down generations. He is an English dockworker with a magnificent voice and a yearning to learn his roots.

Innocent girls are lured to Hong Kong and trapped in a prostitution ring.

Adventurers, explorers and conquerors: the Vikings are considered the greatest heroes of the Middle Ages. Is this interpretation justified? In fact, they left a far darker and lesser-known mark on history: they were ruthless slavers, human traffickers and hostage-takers. „Victims of the Vikings“ is the first TV documentary to investigate this infamous and often horrifying aspect of the Nordic warriors.

Travel across four continents, through 19 countries, and into dingy Cambodian karaoke bars, Amsterdam’s infamous red-light district, Moldovan orphanages, legal Nevada brothels, and the street corners and alleyways of metropolises worldwide for more than a glance at the fastest-growing organized crime industry in the world with the groundbreaking, tell-all Nefarious: Merchant of Souls.

Emily’s boyfriend has turned into a zombie overnight. She has successfully tied him to the bed frame with a phone charger, but not before he was able to bite her. With nothing to aid her other than a phone and a musical keyboard, a weak and tired Emily must figure out how to prevent herself becoming a zombie before it’s too late.

THE LANGUAGE YOU CRY IN tells an amazing scholarly detective story that searches for -and finds- meaningful links between African Americans and their ancestral past. It bridges hundreds of years and thousands of miles from the Gullah people of present-day Georgia back to 18th century Sierra Leone.

It is quickly becoming the most populated country in the world, but India holds a dark secret. Men and women who make their homes in the poor villages throughout the central region of the country are forced to make decisions that no parents should ever have to make. Sell a child into slavery or watch your children starve to death.

A surreal post-apocalyptic drama by Patrick Kennelly inspired by the clipping. album “Splendor & Misery”

An investigation into the kidnapping of Olaudah Equiano and the British slave trade. Olaudah Equiano, also known as Gustavas Vassa, earned his place in history by writing what is considered the first Slave Narrative. Equiano’s book, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavas Vassa, the African, has been analyzed from dozens of angles by countless historians and scholars. It is considered both a window into the life of a slave and freedman in the mid-eighteenth century, and into life in Africa at that time. The Interesting Narrative may also be a window into the mid-eighteenth century experience of a gay or bisexual African man.