Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon, Sandra Caldwell, Dwain Murphy, Siya Xaba, Armand Aucamp, Louis Gossett Jr., Allan Hawco, Cuba Gooding Jr., Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Ben Chaplin, Jane Alexander, Lex King