Manderlay (2005)

In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she faces the daunting task of resurrecting the place known as Manderlay.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after Manderlay

• Melancholia (2011) — Same feel: dark, philosophical
• Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) — Same feel: provocative, dark
• The Five Obstructions (2003) — Lars von Trier directed both
• Places in the Heart (1984)
• Sentimental Value (2025) — Two steps away in the credits
• Amazing Grace (2006) — Same subject: slavery