In the famous lyrics to the hymn 'Amazing Grace', it reads "I once was lost, but now am found".  There is much to be found in the world history of slave trading -- death, money, villains and heroes.The movie 'Amazing Grace' delves into the struggles of a true larger-than-life hero named William Wilberforce, who finds his calling in life by relentlessly fighting in the English Parliament for decades to stop the English slave trade.

Ioan Gruffudd holds our attention as the young Wilberforce greatly possessed by his convictions and haunted by the images of slaves pleading for freedom.  His good...