Amazing Grace (The Movie)

I stumbled across the info about this movie and now I'm pretty excited about it coming out. The movie is called Amazing Grace and it opens in theaters on 2/23/07 in the UK. I hope it's going to be released in the US. If not I'll have to check it out on DVD. Anyway here's some info on the movie check it out.

http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/

The Movie is "based on the life of antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce..."who, as a Member of Parliament, navigated the world of 18th Century backroom politics to end the slave trade in the British Empire. John Newton, a confidante of Wilberforce who inspires him to pursue a life of service to humanity. William Pitt the Younger, England's youngest ever Prime Minister at the age of 24, who encourages his friend Wilberforce to take up the fight to outlaw slavery and supports him in his struggles in Parliament." "Elected to the House of Commons at the age of 21, and on his way to a successful political career, Wilberforce, over the course of two decades, took on the English establishment and persuaded those in power to end the inhumane trade of slavery."

The site also has some interesting info about "The Amazing Change" campaign, which focuses on abolishing modern slavery. According to the website there are still over 27 million slaves in the world today. Unbelievable!