The Journey of August King

1995 · Movies · 1h 31m · Drama

bittersweet

Satisfying closure

How it ends

August sacrifices himself to ensure Annalees escapes to freedom.

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Overview

The Journey of August King is a multi-dimensional drama about a North Carolina farmer in 1815. August King, a widower, is on his way home as he does every year after selling his produce and purchasing the stock and goods he will need to survive the winter. On his journey, he comes upon a run-away slave, a young woman about 19 and August King must decide to violate the law and help this slave to freedom or else leave her to be hunted down and, ultimately, returned to her slave owner.