We know that the organizers of the park, including Elizabeth, were racists who believed that Black people should be reenslaved as a "reminder" of their "place" in society. Antebellum was released in the United States through premium video on demand on September 18, 2020, and theatrically in several other countries. Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late. Universal Pictures Near the end of the film, it's revealed that Veronica is Eden — they're the same person. While it's never explicitly discussed as to how or when the park (called Antebellum) came to life, a mid-credits scene does show the fate of the park after Veronica escapes. Little is known about the story of Antebellum except that it appears to involve time travel to the 1800s. Veronica was enslaved after being kidnapped on a work trip and renamed Eden. In May 2019, Marque Richardson joined the cast of the film. Forget for a moment any synopsis of Antebellum (2020), ... After an evening out with friends, Veronica is violently kidnapped and goes from a successful woman to a barely domesticated slave. The Antebellum is a period before the beginning of the War of 1812 and until the American Civil War (1861-1865). Listen to trailer music, OST, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. She and the other Black folk there are being held captive by men who like to play Confederates. The film starts on what appears to be an 1800’s era antebellum plantation. We then return to her life at the plantation, her attempts to silently cope with the oppression, and her long-standing plans to escape with Eli and others. One of them, Amara (Achok Majak), runs away again in terror after watching the other men strap a device to another slave, Eli (Tongayi Chirisa). "[24], Peter Debruge included the film on his list of "best films of 2020" for Variety, praising its cinematic quality, effective storytelling and social relevancy. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics, who felt that it did not live up to the premise's full potential. "Antebellum" stars Janelle Monáe. And actually, there are two major twists, the first being that Eden's real name and identity is Dr. Veronica Henley, a smart, accomplished African-American woman who has written a book and is a regular talking head on national news shows. Antebellum commits similar sins with its storytelling accounting. And actually, there are two major twists, the first being that Eden's real name and identity is Dr. Veronica Henley, a smart, accomplished African-American woman who has written a book and is a regular talking head on national news shows. Janelle Monae believes ‘Antebellum’ is a reminder that historic atrocities still are part of the world today. "[23] Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Jourdain Searles said the film was "more interested in making a point than digging deep" and "In the end, Antebellum is undone by a lack of empathy and emotion. When he is alone, Eli kills Daniel with a hatchet and retrieves the cellphone. It looks like Antebellum has something charged to say about American slavery and white supremacy in 2020 and is going to provide cathartic and bloody escape-ism. The trailer for Antebellum, ... And after a night out with her friends, she is kidnapped and brought to the plantation. She has a bizarre online meeting with Elizabeth which leaves her uncomfortable, but she dismisses her feelings and cuts the meeting short. After a stunning but unsettling introduction where a Confederate captain cruelly shoots a black female slave in cold blood, the story focuses on a woman named Veronica, who’s kidnapped and enslaved on a Southern plantation run by soldiers. But a scene during the credits seems to clear up what happens to the enslaved people left behind, as well as what happens to the plantation itself. During the end credits scene, federal agents are shown patrolling the fields of the plantation theme park and recording survivors' testimony about the park's conditions. One night, out of town to speak about her bestselling book at a conference, Veronica is kidnapped by a nefarious group of Confederacy-loving Civil War reenactors who take things to the next level by kidnapping and enslaving Black people in order to achieve a … The trailer for Antebellum, ... And after a night out with her friends, she is kidnapped and brought to the plantation. —Lionsgate. The film follows Veronica (Janelle Monae), a contemporary liberal feminist who gets abducted and held hostage, beaten, branded, and repeatedly raped in a Civil War reenactment camp. A woman who had been assisting them is later brutally beaten and branded by the general until she submits to being called Eden. [18], On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 28% based on 171 reviews, with an average rating of 4.70/10. The woman became Veronica Henley, a contemporary Black academic trapped on an 1800s-style Louisiana plantation. Antebellum is a 2020 American thriller film written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz in their feature directorial debuts. 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As the phone can only be unlocked with facial recognition, Veronica goes back to the cabin to find the general and is surprised to find he is awake. Play on YouTube - Descendants of the Gods. It's not super clear as to what happened to the other white overseers, but given the FBI's careful documentation, it seems like criminal charges are imminent. In the modern era, a cell phone rings, awakening Eden, who is actually a renowned sociologist named Dr. Veronica Henley. She meets her friend at her hotel and receives mystery flowers with a strange note on it. And given the scope of the park organizers' crimes — hundreds of Black people appeared to be enslaved on the plantation — it's no surprise that the FBI becomes involved. And why Veronica didn’t check that bitch for the noose round the dolls neck? The website's critical consensus reads: "Antebellum fails to connect its images with any meaning, making for a largely unpleasant experience lacking any substantial scares. Highly educated, she’s successful in both her career as a sociologist and in her personal life, happily married to doting husband Nick (Marque Richardson) and the proud mother of a precocious young daughter named Kennedi (London Boyce). “Antebellum” follows Monáe’s character Veronica as she’s kidnapped on a business trip and brought against her will to a Civil War reenactment park. She stabs the general with his own bayonet and unlocks the phone, then uses GPS to send her location to her husband. While it's never explicitly discussed as to how or when the park (called Antebellum) came to life, a mid-credits scene does show the fate of the park after Veronica escapes. [8] Black people are continuing to face injustices and inequities in our world today, as is seen in Antebellum when Elizabeth and Blake Denton kidnap Veronica during her rise to power, to Veronica and her friends being given a table corner in the restaurant despite them having a reservation. The movie gives Veronica an ostensibly "happy" ending, as she's able to escape the park (riding with a hatchet on horseback through a battle re-enactment sequence) and is ostensibly reunited with her husband and daughter. In the opening sequence of ‘Antebellum’, we see the owners of the property christen the new recruits of the plantation with a different name. Play on Spotify - Descendants of the Gods. Antebellum then abruptly brings the viewer into Veronica Henley’s (Janelle Monae) life. ". Elizabeth is the one who selects the kidnapping victims, having them abducted to become slaves where they are tortured and stripped of all humanity, even implying at one point that she wishes to [[WouldHurtAChild enslave Veronica's young daughter]]. Antebellum looks like Octavia Butler’s time-traveling novel Kindred, with a modern-day Black woman pulled back into pre-Civil War slavery. Veronica was enslaved after being kidnapped on a work trip and renamed Eden. Confederate troops led by a man named Jasper (Jack Huston) bring in a few runaway slaves. Forced to live life on a plantation under the name Eden, […] It’s a great idea for a horror movie, the nightmare of slavery viewed through the lens of a modern mindset. One of them, Amara (Achok Majak), runs away again in terror after watching the other men strap a … The woman of the hour is Veronica (Janelle Monáe), a paragon of Black Excellence. Throughout "Antebellum," we get hints the times are intertwined, one being when a sinister Elizabeth (Malone, whose character name is the same in both eras) video chats with Veronica. The film stars Janelle Monáe, Eric Lange, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, Kiersey Clemons, and Gabourey Sidibe, and follows an African-American woman who finds herself in a Southern slave plantation and must escape. The film starts on what appears to be an 1800's era antebellum plantation. Eden and Veronica are, in fact, the same person.The events take place in the 21st century. "[19] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 45 out of 100 based on 36 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Among them is a pregnant woman whom the general's daughter Elizabeth names Julia and places in the care of Eden. The 34-year-old actress stars as Veronica Henley in the horror flick, a successful author who is abducted and taken back in time to a 19th-century slave plantation, and feels that the project is “timely” amid racial tensions in the United States. But let’s be clear here… the reveal definitely could have been handled more adroitly. [7] In April 2019, Eric Lange, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, Kiersey Clemons, Tongayi Chirisa, Gabourey Sidibe, Robert Aramayo and Lily Cowles joined the cast of the film. In the opening sequence of ‘Antebellum’, we see the owners of the property christen the new recruits of the plantation with a different name. I found the concept of kidnapping people to live in the past intriguing even if the execution was a little off-kilter. PLOT: An influential author, Veronica, is abducted and taken back to a Southern plantation and forced into slavery. Julia asks Eden to plan an escape while Eden urges her to keep her head down. Antebellum has a lot to say about race, class, and gender—issues inextricable for Black women. Intending to go back home early in the morning, Veronica leaves the restaurant in what she believes is her Uber ride but is actually a car driven by Elizabeth. IndieWire estimated that if about 500,000 homes rented the film, it would result in $8 million for the studio. “Antebellum,” the feature-length debut of directing duo Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, tackles this question, once explored with originality and nuance by Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” with shallow simplicity. The film reflects an unfortunate reality, that people will often say nothing about injustice until a tragedy spurs people into action. Eden and Veronica are, in fact, the same person. Antebellum's ending is a stark commentary on the fact that some things don't change. Veronica gets kidnapped, and the time reverses to the 19th century, where she is a slave and is asked to forget whoever she was before! Antebellum: Official Movie Watch Thread & Discussion. [2] In its second weekend the film topped the Amazon Prime Video, FandangoNow and Spectrum film charts, while finishing second at Google Play and sixth at Apple TV, and remained in the top three across most platforms in its third weekend. Successful author Veronica finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late. Once on the plantation, Veronica experiences brutal violence at the hands of the white overseers while struggling to escape. After an evening out with friends, Veronica is violently kidnapped and goes from a successful woman to a barely domesticated slave. Before she can call for help, she is interrupted by an intoxicated Daniel and his friend who find the phone, but are not suspicious believing it dropped out of the general's bag. (Frustratingly, Antebellum acts like she is the first person to successfully try this, forcing us to accept that in the last decade or so, groups of kidnapped Black Americans would acquiesce to living like slaves instead of joining together to rise against their white, Confederate-masquerading oppressors.) And it’s not long before the brutality starts — branding, lynching, assault (verbal, sexual and physical). With Janelle Monáe, Eric Lange, Jena Malone, Jack Huston. After being raped by the general in her cabin, Eden hears a ringing cell phone. The events take place in the 21st century. Veronica finds herself speaking to a New Orleans audience about her bestselling book when she’s kidnapped and taken to a Louisiana Civil War reenactment park called Antebellum. Veronica was kidnapped by modern day white supremacists and packed off to “white supremacist” Westworld meets “racist” The Village. Antebellum is a 2020 American thriller film[5][6] written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz in their feature directorial debuts. Ray Mansfield and Sean McKittrick (the producer of Get Out (2017) and Us (2019) as advertised) serve as producers on the film under their QC Entertainment banner, and Lionsgate are distributors. [9], Principal photography began in May 2019. [13][14][15], In its debut weekend, Antebellum was the number one most rented title across film and television on Amazon Prime Video, and number one rented film on FandangoNow and Apple TV, and third on Google Play. Instead, she is still very much in the 21st century. She endures as much as she can waiting for her moment to escape and find her way home. Also, she was not born in the 19th century. "Antebellum" follows the dual stories of Eden (Monáe), an enslaved Black woman on a mysterious plantation, as well as Veronica (also Monáe), an accomplished writer and lecturer in modern-day times. The plantation is in actuality a Civil War-themed park where racist white people can beat, brand, and sexually assault the kidnapped Black people. After being raped by the general again the following evening, she once again sneaks out of her cabin and steals the general's phone. It’s vital that the plantation scenes of Antebellum be punctuated by this revisit to the modern world, prior to Veronica’s being kidnapped. After her father's death, Elizabeth tries to hunt Veronica down and murder her, gloating in how she was the one who built the operation. Antebellum (2020).Successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending myster The film follows successful author Veronica Henley after she is abducted and finds herself thrust back into the antebellum time period. This is the key of "Antebellum": the anticipation of the drop. At long last, after another captive Julia (Kiersey Clemons) dies by suicide after suffering a miscarriage from the torture, Veronica decides that … The slaves are actually black citizens who get kidnapped as the racist society partakes in their torture. So, the big reveal of Antebellum is that Eden and Veronica are one and the same person. The new teaser trailer gives us a hint of what the film is about. Synopsis. Download on Amazon - Descendants of the Gods. Read on for what exactly happens at the end of "Antebellum. Near the end of the film, it's revealed that Veronica is Eden — they're the same person. Antebellum is … heavy-handed, to put it in the politest of terms. It has no real perspective on the past and thus fails to make any real impact on the present. Elizabeth pursues Veronica on horseback and reveals that she handpicked every slave on the plantation except for Veronica, whom she kidnapped at her father's insistence. Intending to hide the general in the crematorium, she is interrupted by Jasper. The film stars Janelle Monáe , Eric Lange , Jena Malone , Jack Huston , Kiersey Clemons , and Gabourey Sidibe , and follows an African-American woman who finds herself in a Southern slave plantation and must escape. [22] David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a "C+" and wrote, "An artful and provocative movie about the enduring horror of America's original sin, Antebellum can't follow through on its own concept. The slaves are actually black citizens who get kidnapped as the racist society partakes in their torture. Antebellum captured this horror to a tee. The new horror movie, out Friday, focuses on Veronica (Janelle Monáe), a successful author and lecturer who's mysteriously transported to a Civil War-era plantation. Enraged, she tells Eli that they will escape that night. Synopsis. SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not seen “Antebellum,” now available on PVOD. The movie ends with a twist that melds both stories together. One of her companions is murdered, but Veronica is eventually able to ride to freedom. Antebellum is a 2020 American thriller film written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz in their feature directorial debuts. After a failed escape attempt, a black man named Eli watches as his wife is murdered and her body placed in the crematorium. The synopsis below may give away important plot points. In the meantime, Elizabeth sneaks into her hotel room and steals her lipstick. Warning: Major spoilers for the plot of "Antebellum" ahead. Then our lead actress is transported back in time to an area, or you can call that a place that seems very similar to the Antebellum South where slavery is legal. Janelle Monáe in "Antebellum." The film is about an academic named Veronica (Monáe) who is kidnapped during a … [12] The film was originally scheduled to be released on April 24, 2020, but was pulled off the schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic, then was rescheduled to August 21, 2020, before being pulled off the release schedule again in July 2020. ... Veronica accepts it and makes her way to the conference. Add scene description. Confederate troops led by a man named Jasper (Jack Huston) bring in a few runaway slaves. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Monáe’s character, Veronica, was not sent back into time, nor was she remembering the pain of her ancestors—she was kidnapped. 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