Freedom - DVD (Updated Version)

The story of 2 men separated by 100 years but united in their search for freedom. In 1856 Samuel Woodward, a slave, and his family escape from a Plantation near Richmond, Virginia following a secret network of ordinary people known as the Underground Railroad guide the family on their journey north to Canada. The Woodworks are relentlessly pursued by Plimpton, a notorious slave hunter. He is hunted like a dog and haunted by the unthinkable suffering he and his forbears have endured, Samuel is forced to decide between revenge or freedom. A hundred years earlier in 1748, John Newton, the captain of a slave trader, sails from Africa with a cargo of slaves bound for America. On board is Samuel's great grandfather, whose survival is tied to the fate of Captain Newton. The voyage changes Newton's world forever and he creates a legacy that will inspire Samuel and the lives of millions for generations to come.