Hounsou, Hopkins, and Freeman lead an outstanding ensemble cast in the story of the revolt aboard the slave-ship Amistad and the subsequent trial. Speilberg's underrated historical epic graphically depicts the horrors of slavery and concludes with a gripping court-room drama, in which ex-President John Quincy Adams (Hopkins) defends the Africans. Hounsou's performance, as revolt leader Cinque, is especially powerful. The size of this story fits the medium: the big screen. Go and see it.