New York City
The Whipping Man
1865; Richmond, Virginia: Two newly-freed slaves and the son of their former master–a Jewish Confederate soldier who has retreated to the burnt remains of his home–inhabit the disordered aftermath of the just-concluded War between the States. As the three men celebrate a most unconventional Passover Seder, they uncover a snarl of secrets and examine what it really means to be free.