Ioan Gruffudd (FOREVER & KEEP WATCHING) gives a tour de force performance in AMAZING GRACE as William Wilberforce, the first governmental agent to push through legislation for the abolition of slavery. The film takes its inspiration by the true tale behind the classic hymn Amazing Grace penned by English poet and clergyman John Newton in 1779.
Directed by Michael Apted (THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TRADER, MASTERS OF SEX) and co-staring and array of fine British actors: Romola Garai (Jane Austen’s EMMA), Benedict Cumberbatch (SHERLOCK, ), Albert Finney (THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM), Michael Gambon (HARRY POTTER film franchise), Rufus Sewell (THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE), Youssou N’Dour (A-Z OF WORLD MUSIC), Ciaran Hinds (GAMES OF THRONES) and Toby Jones (HUNGER GAMES film franchise) the film is guaranteed to delight and enthrall.
