The Amazing Grace is a 2006 Nigerian-British historical drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 written by Jeta Amata & Nick Moran

Nick Moran

Nicholas James "Nick" Moran is an English actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Eddy the card shark in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels...

, directed by Jeta Amata and produced by Jeta Amata & Alicia Arce. The film features a variety of Nigerian and British actresses and actors, some of which include Joke Silva

Joke Silva

Joke Silva is a Nigerian actress and director. She has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress including the awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2006, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the African Movie Academy Awards...

, Nick Moran

Nick Moran

Nicholas James "Nick" Moran is an English actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Eddy the card shark in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels...

, Scott Cleverdon

Scott Cleverdon

Scott Cleverdon is a Scottish actor best known as the angel Pyriel in the movie The Prophecy 3: The Ascent. He has also done significant voice acting....

, Mbong Odungide, Fred Amata and Zack Amata. The film received 11 nominations and won the award for Best Cinematography at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2007.

Plot

The film, occasionally narrated by Joke Silva

Joke Silva

Joke Silva is a Nigerian actress and director. She has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress including the awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2006, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the African Movie Academy Awards...

, tells the reformation story of British slave trader John Newton (Nick Moran

Nick Moran

Nicholas James "Nick" Moran is an English actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Eddy the card shark in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels...

), sailing to what is now Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

 to buy slaves but, increasingly shocked by the brutality of slavery, later gave up the trade and became an Anglican priest.

Cast

• Nick Moran
  Nick Moran
  Nicholas James "Nick" Moran is an English actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Eddy the card shark in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels...
  
  
• Joke Silva
  Joke Silva
  Joke Silva is a Nigerian actress and director. She has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress including the awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2006, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the African Movie Academy Awards...
  
  
• Scott Cleverdon
  Scott Cleverdon
  Scott Cleverdon is a Scottish actor best known as the angel Pyriel in the movie The Prophecy 3: The Ascent. He has also done significant voice acting....
  
  
• Mbong Odungide
• Fred Amata
• Zack Amata