wtf

Amistad is about the trial of a group of slaves who escape their chains while on a the slave ship and kill the ship's crew. When captured by the U.S. coast guard, they become the subject of numerous ownership claims by the 11 year old queen of Spain, the two surviving slave ship crew members, and the coast guard officers (who claim "salvage" rights).
Amistad is an important film because it brings a significant event and period back into the public consciousness. Through flashbacks, it depicts the wretched reality of the cruelty of the pra...