“AMISTAD” AMISTAD is a true story of the Spanish slave ship, La Amistad, whose “cargo” broke their chains in 1839 traveling towards the northwest coast of America. Much of the story involves the courtroom drama about the slave who led the revolt, Joseph Cinque (Djimon Hounsou). On July 2, 1839, La Amistad was sailing from Havana to Puerto Pricipe, Cuba, when the ship’s unwilling passengers, 53 slaves recently captured from Africa, revolted. Led by Cinque, they killed the …showed first 75 words of 834 total…

…showed last 75 words of 834 total…rudely rubbed down with palm oil in preparation for their sale. The movie, in my opinion, appears to be sketchy at best. Trying to determine which characters truly existed in history is hard enough without even any mention of some of the most important people to this historical event. Obviously, Steven Spielberg, in his capacity as director, only portrayed what he believed to be appealing to the audience with leaving much of the reality behind.