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The Journey of August King (1995)
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26 January 1996 (USA)
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The Journey of August King is a multi-dimensional drama about a North Carolina farmer in 1815. August King...
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Slave
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Slave Owner
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Widower
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North Carolina
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Freedom
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worthy but dull and slow moving
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jason Patric | ... | August King |
 | Thandie Newton | ... | Annalees |
 | Larry Drake | ... | Olaf Singletary |
 | Sam Waterston | ... | Mooney Wright |
| Sarah-Jane Wylde | ... | Ida Wright |
 | Eric Mabius | ... | Hal Wright |
 | Muse Watson | ... | Zimmer |
 | John Doman | ... | Bolton |
 | Andy Stahl | ... | Harrison (as Andrew Stahl) |
| Danny Nelson | ... | Felix |
| Collin Wilcox Paxton | ... | Mina |
| Dean Rader-Duval | ... | Gabriel (as Dean Rader Duvall) |
| Billy Ray Reynolds | ... | Ben |
| Marlus Harding | ... | Sims (as Marlus C. Harding) |
| Lisa Roberts Gillan | ... | Meg (as Lisa Roberts) |
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Rated PG-13 for a scene of shocking violence.
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91 min
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Revealing mistakes: When Annalees (Thandie Newton) sees her boyfriend hanging upside down, August calls her Thandie.
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The Journey of August King is certainly a worthy film and probably should be shown in classrooms when dealing with topics like slavery. However, entertainment value is limited thanks to sluggish pace and lack of conflict in the storyline. Thandie Newton is good as the escaped slave though her behavior and speech feels occasionally anachronistic. Jason Patric is all right. The growing relationship between these two feels real but lacks spark. The production values are fine but you may still feel that you are watching a made-for-TV production.
Overall 6/10