--- product_id: 9286344 title: "Captive Heart: The James Mink Story" price: "141.13 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/9286344-captive-heart-the-james-mink-story store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Captive Heart: The James Mink Story **Price:** 141.13 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Captive Heart: The James Mink Story - **How much does it cost?** 141.13 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/9286344-captive-heart-the-james-mink-story) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A well-to-do interracial couple in 1850s Canada head to the States to rescue their daughter, sold into slavery by her new husband. Review: Great for Louis Gossett Fans He is NOT Fiddler in this! - Purchased this movie after seeing it on T.V. and had to have my own. If you are a Louis Gossett fan you should add this to your collection. Things like this happened in real life and it can never be forgotten. Review: Majority Tyranny vs Minority Justice - This story reveals the conflict of two laws. Virginia says slavery is legal. Canada says slavery is illegal. Who is right? Who can "legal" slaves appeal to? Is the right of the state absolute? Where does morality reside, in the majority or in the human heart? James Mink's daughter is kidnapped from freedom in Canada and then sold into slavery in Virgina. Mink recieves word. He appeals to Canadian government. They side with their fellow rulers in Virgina. The only aid Mink can find is the Quakers Underground Railroad. They provide training and transportation. Mink and his wife free the daughter at the risk of their lives. The obvious drama is the fight to free the daughter. The subtext is the amazing support slavery recieves by the Virginia populace. Why? It is the law. This is repeated many times in the story. Mink, and the viewer, can barely believe such wickedness. The devout Quaker's clearly reject Virgina law for "a higher law". Are all these Virginians evil? Story includes a scene of the slave master crying over the death of his "Mammy", who was beaten to death. He is heartbroken. Evil? Wicked? What? Where does law end and morality start? Where does morality start and law end? Other films with similar theme are: "Amazing Grace", story about Wilberforce fighting for abolition in England; "Belle" about the first ruling against salvery in Britain; "Polycarp" which recounts the early Christian rejection of Caesar worship; and "Hitler on Trial" relating the effort of a Jewish lawyer to convict Hitler of murder. All these are real history. All these present the same question, What is the basis, the foundation of law? Majority vote or minority justice? Can "higher" law bring justice that the "state" cannot? This is a fine drama. I wondered: "If I was there, which side would I support? How much would I risk?" Thought provoking. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00JLDT9MC | | Actors | Christina Applegate, Dom DeLuise, Jennifer Coolidge, Kate Nelligan, Ruby Dee | | Best Sellers Rank | #87,815 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #13,879 in Drama DVDs | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (378) | | Director | Bruce Pittman | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item model number | PLAD30754DVD | | MPAA rating | NR (Not Rated) | | Media Format | Full Screen, Multiple Formats, NTSC | | Number of discs | 1 | | Producers | Wendy Grean | | Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces | | Release date | July 22, 2014 | | Run time | 1 hour and 32 minutes | | Studio | Echo Bridge Home Entertainment | ## Images ![Captive Heart: The James Mink Story - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61UVKi99xqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for Louis Gossett Fans He is NOT Fiddler in this! *by G***W on April 12, 2025* Purchased this movie after seeing it on T.V. and had to have my own. If you are a Louis Gossett fan you should add this to your collection. Things like this happened in real life and it can never be forgotten. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Majority Tyranny vs Minority Justice *by C***R on January 25, 2016* This story reveals the conflict of two laws. Virginia says slavery is legal. Canada says slavery is illegal. Who is right? Who can "legal" slaves appeal to? Is the right of the state absolute? Where does morality reside, in the majority or in the human heart? James Mink's daughter is kidnapped from freedom in Canada and then sold into slavery in Virgina. Mink recieves word. He appeals to Canadian government. They side with their fellow rulers in Virgina. The only aid Mink can find is the Quakers Underground Railroad. They provide training and transportation. Mink and his wife free the daughter at the risk of their lives. The obvious drama is the fight to free the daughter. The subtext is the amazing support slavery recieves by the Virginia populace. Why? It is the law. This is repeated many times in the story. Mink, and the viewer, can barely believe such wickedness. The devout Quaker's clearly reject Virgina law for "a higher law". Are all these Virginians evil? Story includes a scene of the slave master crying over the death of his "Mammy", who was beaten to death. He is heartbroken. Evil? Wicked? What? Where does law end and morality start? Where does morality start and law end? Other films with similar theme are: "Amazing Grace", story about Wilberforce fighting for abolition in England; "Belle" about the first ruling against salvery in Britain; "Polycarp" which recounts the early Christian rejection of Caesar worship; and "Hitler on Trial" relating the effort of a Jewish lawyer to convict Hitler of murder. All these are real history. All these present the same question, What is the basis, the foundation of law? Majority vote or minority justice? Can "higher" law bring justice that the "state" cannot? This is a fine drama. I wondered: "If I was there, which side would I support? How much would I risk?" Thought provoking. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This Is A Good Movie, But Halfway Through, It Turns Into Fiction *by M***G on July 1, 2015* This is a good movie, but I was disappointed that the story is only loosely based on the history of Canadian James Mink rescuing his daughter Minnie (Mary in the movie) from slavery on a Virginia tobacco plantation. The escape of another slave who ended up marrying the daughter is a "compilation" of historical accounts of escaped slaves, and this never happened in connection with Minnie's escape. After watching the movie, I researched biographical accounts of the Mink family. Because the account from midway through the movie to the end is fabricated/fictional, I only gave it four stars. Yet, it is a good story, holding the viewer's interest until the film's end. The movie version has a "happy ending". But In real life (according to Wikipedia's biographical information on James Mink), "after Minnie returned to Toronto, it appears she had a son, [living] with her parents...and then an arsonist [set fire] to the Mink hotel and livery. They lost everything. Eventually, trains transported people and so George and James Mink's business fizzled away. James Mink died in 1866 and it appears he was living alone near today's Windsor Arms Hotel in Toronto. He is buried in the Riverdale Cemetery in the area of Toronto known as Cabbagetown." ## Frequently Bought Together - Captive Heart: The James Mink Story - Ruby Bridges - Harriet [DVD] --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/9286344-captive-heart-the-james-mink-story](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/9286344-captive-heart-the-james-mink-story) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-06-06*