3 Films & TV Shows Set In Africa During The 1840s

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  X-Men Origins: Wolverine

  Pennsylvania Nevada Louisiana 🇳🇬 Nigeria Africa - General 🇨🇦 Canada The 1970s The 1940s The 1910s The 1860s The 1840s

  Witness the Origin. — After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.

  Released in 2009 • 107 minutes
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  Amistad

  Connecticut New York Massachusetts District of Columbia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone The 1830s The 1840s

  Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken. — In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.

  Released in 1997 • 155 minutes
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  Untamed

  🇮🇪 Ireland 🇿🇦 South Africa The 1850s The 1840s

  It's AFRICOLOSSAL! in CINEMASCOPE — When the great potato famine hits Ireland, the diaspora begins as thousands emigrate. Among those leaving the Emerald Isle is Katie O'Neill and her husband, who decide that the promised land is South Africa and make their way there. Once there, they discover the hardships that are the reality of the homesteader experience.

  Released in 1955 • 111 minutes