Nightjohn (1996) — drama, tv-movie film. Directed by Charles Burnett. Starring Beau Bridges, Carl Lumbly, Bill Cobbs, Kathleen York. This page maps 6 characters and 11 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A young enslaved girl gains literacy through Nightjohn and turns forbidden knowledge into a continuing form of resistance.
Drama, TV Movie · 6.2/10 · 92 min · 1996
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.
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