The Underground Railroad. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 2016 book
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The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, 2016
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Barry Jenkins, 2021-

A fictional story of people attempting an escape from slavery in the southern United States in the 1800s utilising a key plot element employing the literary style of magic realism. In reality, The Underground Railroad was a network of abolitionists, hidden routes, and safe houses that helped enslaved African-Americans escape to freedom in the early to mid-1800s.


Pinocchio. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1883 book
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Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi, 1883
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Robert Zemeckis, 2022

In an Italian village, the wooden puppet Pinocchio is brought to life by a blue fairy and seeks to live the life of adventure. A live-action adaptation of Walt Disney’s 1940 animated film of the same name, which is itself based on the 1883 Italian book The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi.