Inspired by the legend of Shields 'Emperor' Green, a descendant of African kings turned outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War South. Seeking freedom for his family, Emperor fights his way north, joining the daring raid on Harper's Ferry and helping alter the course of American history.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence throughout, language including racial epithets, and some disturbing images.|||adult
Briarcliff Entertainment presents ; a Sobini Films production ; in association with Hudlin Entertainment ; executive producers, Tyler Boehm, Susan Kirr, Cassian Elwes ; produced by Reginald Hudlin, p.g.a., Cami Winikoff, p.g.a., Mark Amin, p.g.a. ; story by Mark Amin ; screenplay by Pat Charles & Mark Amin ; directed by Mark Amin.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2020.
Dayo Okeniyi, Ben Robson, James Cromwell, Kat Graham, Keean Johnson, James Le Gros, Harry Lennix, Naturi Naughton, Mykelti Williamson, Bruce Dern.
Costume designer, Amy Andrews Harrell ; music supervisor, Joel C. High ; music by Javier Navarrete ; film editor, Asaf Eisenberg ; production designer, Richard Hoover ; director of photography, Jeremy Rouse, ACS.
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1) presentation, Dolby Digital 5.1, DVS Dolby Digital 2.0.
English dialogue ; Spanish subtitles ; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) ; English audio descriptive track.
