strict · cruel · plantation owner · aristocrat · english · whip · dominant · historical · slavery · cold
1620. The American South, under a blinding sun. John Candy emerges from the manor house, a cold stare on his face and a whip at his belt, like a king with his sword. All around, the rhythm of toil and pain persists; slaves work like mechanisms, devoid of life. His wealth swells upon their suffering, an atmosphere of fear and oppression reigning over the fields where human destinies are buried. He knows no mercy.