John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.
Nightjohn has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Nightjohn (1996)
By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 26 Aug 2002
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Nightjohn was released in 1996 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 7 reviews, giving Nightjohn (1996) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 77%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Nightjohn than critics were.
With a score of 69%, Nightjohn is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
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