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This largely forgotten film, often referred to by its English title, A New World, tells the story of an Insurance Adjuster who is sent out to investigate a claim for sunken cargo prior to paying for the loss. He ends up uncovering more than he anticipated, when he falls in love.
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Released
Original Language
ES
Sarah Rector, a Black girl born in early 20th-century Oklahoma Indian Territory, believes there is oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted, and her faith proves right. As greedy oil sharks close in, Sarah turns to family, friends, and some Texas wildcatters to maintain control of her oil-rich land, eventually becoming among the nation's first Black female millionaires—at eleven years old.
