This type of slave movie has been done so many times before. In my opinion, the movies "Roots" and "Django Unchained" conveyed the message so much better. The main actors in this particular film weren't convincing and neither was Brad Pit's cameo appearance. It really was a waste of time and I personally found it disappointing. I am surprised to see that the rating was so high here on IMDb. Am I missing something here? It fails to connect, and falls flat compared to the two afore-mentioned predecessors. Really... don't bother. I really can't understand why it won so many awards. Perhaps it was due to guilt or something. In all honesty, how many slave-whipping movies does a person really need to see? I get it. It was very wrong to own and mistreat slaves. I promise I will never do it.