Where to Watch Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000) in the UK

What it's about

The story of the extraordinary, controversial thirty-eight-year relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave mistress, Sally Hemings. The teenage Sally begins her unexpected relationship with widower Thomas Jefferson in Paris where he is serving as the U.S. Ambassador to France. After escorting Jefferson's younger daughter on a trans-Atlantic journey to join him in Paris, Sally is soon exposed to a world quite unlike the one in which she has lived as an illiterate slave in Monticello. While Sally serves as a nanny of sorts, Jefferson provides her with an education, fine clothes and opportunities to experience cultural events. She and her brother, James, who works as Jefferson's chef and was also educated by him, delight in the fact that they are free in France-and are treated with respect. It is under these circumstances that Sally and Jefferson become acquainted with one another and begin an affair that will ultimately lead to scandal.

Cast and crew

Director

Charles Haid

Writer

Tina Andrews

Starring

Diahann Carroll, Mario Van Peebles, Sam Neill

Details

Release date

Feb 13, 2000

Language

English, French

Country

United States

Awards

4 wins & 5 nominations

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