Lionsgate
2.39:1
Color
Códex
15
The first thirty minutes is hard hitting and distributing piece of cinema that showcases slavery in all its unequivocal pain and brutality. Then you have a twist, of which on the surface works, only after a pause the viewer realises that Antebellum has just used slavery as a plot device and narrative twist. A result which offers a hollow, disturbing and tone deaf approach to cover a subject matter that deserves a far higher level…