Tula: The Revolt (2013)

'Tula, The Revolt' is an international English spoken feature length movie about the leader of the big slave uprising on the island of Curacao, a Dutch colony in 1795. 'Tula The Revolt' ... See full summary »

Director:

Jeroen Leinders

Writers:

Curtis Holt Hawkins (screenplay), Jeroen Leinders

Stars:

Danny Glover, Jeroen Krabbé, Deobia Oparei

3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Danny Glover	...	Shinishi
Jeroen Krabbé	...	Gouverneur De Veer
Deobia Oparei	...	Hacha
Natalie Simpson	...	Speranza
Aden Gillett	...	Father Schinck
Derek de Lint	...	Baron van Westerholt
Paul Bazely	...	Louis
Doña Croll	...	Old Mama Pretu
Obi Abili	...	Tula
Jeroen Willems	...	Van Uytrecht
Henriëtte Tol	...	Mrs. Lesire
Mattijn Hartemink	...	Lt. Plechter
Wesley Mutsaars	...	Patrol Commander
Christiaan van der Wal	...	Paradis
Benjamin Martis	...	Injured Slave

Storyline

'Tula, The Revolt' is an international English spoken feature length movie about the leader of the big slave uprising on the island of Curacao, a Dutch colony in 1795. 'Tula The Revolt' tells the true story of a man who dared to stand up against his oppressors leading his people in a peaceful march for freedom, equality and brotherhood. An action movie, but at the same time a character movie, giving the audience the insights of a reluctant leader, his hopes, his fears, his values, his love, his faith, but also his inevitable destiny.

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Plot Keywords:

freedom | slave | love | island | desperation | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Netherlands Antilles Netherlands

Language:

English Dutch

Release Date:

4 July 2013 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Slavupproret

Filming Locations:

Curaçao, Netherlands

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

€14,801 (Netherlands), 7 July 2013, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fisheye Feature Films, Inspire Pictures, VMI Worldwide

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in De wereld draait door: Episode dated 22 May 2013 (2013)

User Reviews

Awful

Nothing makes any sense in this film: There is no coherent story, episodes stand on their own without being integrated in the greater plot. Characters are just one-dimensional, caricatures really. Tula, the illiterate slave, all of a sudden becomes some kind of Enlightenment philosopher. His "black" girlfriend does not look at all like any kind of Curacaoan. Whites are seen as bigoted racists, even sadists. Historical accuracy is totally disregarded for fantasy and not that subtle political comment on the present day. The actors, probably due to the awful script, cannot make any difference. Glover and Krabbe cannot be too happy about this film.

All in all, this may be the worst film I have seen in years, despite my interest in the island. But on Curacao is was a great success: The government assembly even voted to hand out free tickets to school children so they could be (mis-)informed about their own history.