Amazing Grace

Behind the song you love is a story you will never forget. AMAZING GRACE tells the inspiring story of how one man's passion and perseverance changed the world forever. Based on the true life story of William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd), a leader of the British abolition movement, this film chronicles his epic struggle to pass a law to end the slave trade in the late 18th century. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition from members of Parliament who feel the slave trade is tied to the stability of the British Empire. Several friends, including Wilberforce's minister, John Newton (Albert Finney), a reformed slave ship captain who penned the beloved hymn Amazing Grace, urge him to see the cause through. With only a handful of supporters behind him, Wilberforce presses on and single-handedly takes on the entire English establishment. Insurmountable as his obstacles may appear, he refuses to back down and what we ultimately witness is a heroic triumph of the human spirit.