A thirteen-year-old boy is kidnapped onto a slave ship and forced to play music for the captives, confronting the brutal realities of the trade.
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A thirteen-year-old boy is kidnapped onto a slave ship and forced to play music for the captives, confronting the brutal realities of the trade.
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Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa-bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo.
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Sexual content
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Sailors ogle naked captives; boy peeps at women undressing
Violence & gore
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Graphic flogging, beatings, shootings, and drownings of captives
Profanity
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Frequent racial slurs including the n-word
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Christianity shown supporting the slave trade; one repentant captain
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources
Political content
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Central focus on slavery and its systemic cruelties
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Kidnapping, slavery, starvation, humiliation, and physical abuse
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