Harriet (2019)

Harriet is a 2019 American biographical film directed by Kasi Lemmons.
Starring Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Janelle Monáe, Clarke Peters, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jennifer Nettles, Tim Guinee, Zackary Momoh and others.

Watch the official trailer for Harriet

Focus Features on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 released the trailer:
HARRIET | Official Trailer | Now Playing.

HARRIET | Official Trailer | Now Playing | July 23, 2019

What is Harriet about?

In 1840s Maryland, a slave state, Araminta "Minty" Ross (Cynthia Erivo) is newly married to a freedman, John Tubman (Zackary Momoh), but still a slave herself on the Brodess farm, along with her mother and sister, while two other sisters had been sold to another slave owner in the South. Her father, also a freedman, approaches Mr. Brodess about her freedom, as Brodess's own great-grandfather had agreed to free Minty's mother, Harriet "Rit" Ross, and her family when she turned 45. Even though Rit is now 57, Mr. Brodess insists they will always be slaves, and tears up the letter from a lawyer John had hired. Brodess's adult son Gideon (Joe Alwyn) mocks Minty for praying for God to take Mr. Brodess, saying God does not care about the prayers of slaves. Mr. Brodess dies shortly afterward, alarming Gideon, who decides to sell Minty as punishment. Minty, who suffers "spells" since being struck in the head as a girl, has a vision of herself escaping to freedom, and she decides to run.
Minty tells John to stay behind, as he would lose his own freedom if caught escaping with her, but plans to meet up with him later. Gideon pursues her to a bridge over a river, where he promises not to sell her, but she jumps anyway, saying she will live free or die. Minty is presumed drowned but successfully makes it to Philadelphia via the Underground Railroad, assisted by Quakers and other abolitionists. In Philadelphia, she meets Marie Buchanon (Janelle Monáe), the fashionable daughter of a freed slave who was born free and is now a boarding-house proprietor, and William Still (Leslie Odom Jr.), an abolitionist and writer. William encourages her to take a new free name, and she calls herself Harriet after her mother. After a few months in Philadelphia, against the advice of Marie and William, Harriet decides to go back for John. She successfully makes it to John's homestead only to find he has remarried, believing she was dead, and is expecting a baby with his new wife.

Who's in the Harriet cast?

Here is the full cast and characters of Harriet.

When is Harriet released in cinemas?

The film Harriet was scheduled to be released on September 10, 2019 (TIFF), on November 1, 2019 (United States) and on November 22, 2019 (United Kingdom) by Focus Features, Parco Co. Ltd., United International Pictures (UIP) and Universal Pictures International (UPI).

What are Harriet film specifications?

The duration of the film is 125 minutes. With a budget of $17 million, the film grossed over $43.3 million.

The film Harriet is rated with "PG-13" rating.

What are critics and audiences saying about Harriet?

Harriet got high rating from critics. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A+" on a scale ranging from A+ to F.

Other sites about Harriet

More information about Harriet you can get at:

Official website: focusfeatures.com/harriet

IMDB: Harriet

Wikipedia: Harriet (film)

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