Summary

Thomas Jefferson (Nick Nolte) spent five years as the U.S. ambassador to France, where he romanced a married woman, Maria Cosway (Greta Scacchi), and began a torrid affair with a young black slave named Sally Hemings (Thandie Newton), who later gave birth to his child. Gwyneth Paltrow co-stars as Jefferson's daughter Patsy in this film that takes a look at the less-talked-about exploits of an American icon.