The Symbol of the Unconquered The Symbol of the Unconquered The Symbol of the Unconquered (also known as The Wilderness Trail) is a 1920 silent "race film" drama produced, written and directed by Oscar Micheaux. It is Micheaux's fourth feature-length film and along with "Within Our Gates" is among his earliest surviving works. "The Symbol of the Unconquered" was made at Fort Lee, New Jersey, and released by Micheaux on November 29, 1920. A print of the film is extant at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Eve Mason is a "white-skinned" African American who inherits a large amount of land after the
Blue Is the Warmest Colour that's not it. I just said it was hard. The truth is it was extremely hard but that's OK. I don't mind that it was hard. I like to be tested. Life is much harder. He's a very honest director and I love his cinema. I really like him as a director. The way he treats us? So what!" In an interview in September 2013, director Abdellatif Kechiche stated that the film should not be released. Speaking to French magazine "Télérama", Kechiche said "I think this film should not go out; it was too sullied", referring to the negative press