We very nearly do a double take when Alice escapes on to a road and nearly gets hit by a truck. A modern invention we weren’t quite ready to see but an instant snap back to reality, if ever there was one.

It’s time travel at its most hopeful, something Palmer recently commented on in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. She admitted that she feels “very proud of the past, of my ancestors, what they did, and how I’m here – the fact we’re still standing and that we’re not extinct as a culture and as a people”.

The ominous (and rather empowering) trailer reveals that Alice can’t write and moves around almost like a ghost. But we also see her explore her Black identity through the art, music and styles that political activist Frank (Common) introduces her to. It’s a story of discovery, pride and consciousness as much as it is a thriller about enslavement, race and oppression.

While we can’t wait to watch the movie for ourself once it’s released on 18 March, Alice does highlight important true events that, until now, have often been left untold.

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