Lars Von Trier's sequel to Dogville
Set in 1933, Manderlay continues the story immediately after Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard, replacing Dogville's Nicole Kidman) and her father (Willem Dafoe) leave Dogville. Wandering through Alabama, they discover a gated community where the mostly black inhabitants still live under the tenets of slavery. Grace cannot help but intercede when she witnesses a slave (Isaach de Bankole) being brutally whipped by a white master. The fearsome plantation owner and matriarch, Mam (Lauren Bacall), dies soon after. Grace presumes her death to be a blessing, but it terrifies the downtrodden inhabitants who've never known life without her or "Mam's Law," the plantation's social bible. Wilhelm (Danny Glover) pleads with Grace to assist them in their transition to democracy.
- Import DVD
- PAL Region 5
- English DD 5.1 Audio
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