#54. The Retrieval (2014)

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Arts+Labor

– Director: Chris Eska

– Metascore: 75

– Runtime: 92 minutes

Set at the start of the American Civil War, “The Retrieval” stars Ashton Sanders as Will, a Black boy who is under the influence of slave-hunter Burrell. Burrell is keeping Will’s uncle captive, so Will has no choice but to agree when he’s sent on a mission to catch an escaped slave in Union territory.