Empire
As a “free colored” woman, Anna Elizabeth Heegaard is wealthy and owns her own slaves when she begins a love affair with the Danish colony’s governor-general Peter von Scholten.During communal feasts, they discuss social reforms while a slave boy hangs above the table and cools the diners with a feather.
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As a “free colored” woman, Anna Elizabeth Heegaard is wealthy and owns her own slaves when she begins a love affair with the Danish colony’s governor-general Peter von Scholten. During communal feasts, they discuss social reforms while a slave boy hangs above the table and cools the diners with a feather. And in the shadows, whispers begin of a slave revolt.
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- Release date
- Apr 20, 2023
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
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- Language
- Danish, English
- Country
- Denmark, Spain
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