Rough Crossings
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Simon Schama presents a drama-documentary that charts the extraordinary journey of the American slaves who fought for the British side in the American War of Independence and were then led by a young Englishman to Africa. There, they struggled to establish a colony in Sierra Leone, where they could be free.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2007-03-23
Runtime: 84 mins
Director: Steve Condie
Writer: Simon Schama
Spoken language:
Genres: Documentary, Drama
Original title: Rough Crossings
Production Companies: BBC
Production Countries:
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