Film-maker Spike Lee’s movie called “Miracle at St. Anna’s” is scheduled to open this Friday. Based on a novel by James McBride, American writer and musician, the film follows the destiny of four black soldiers from the 92nd Infantry Division during World War II.

The Division consists of 15,000 African American soldiers who also go by the name of Buffalo Soldiers. The four men are caught behind enemy lines in Italy, where they have ended up in search of refuge after a fierce battle. McBride’e eponymous book was released back in 2003 and was the first to be published after the author offered the public his memoir, entitled „The Color of Water” in 1996. The book spent two years on the „New York Times” bestseller list.

Spike Lee’s movie is aimed at telling the world that black people fought in wars, too, alongside fellow white soldiers. Two of the director’s uncles served in World War II.

Lee, 51, has stated that he believed Barack Obama, the first African American to be nominated for president of the United States by a major political group-the Democratic Party-was to be voted by U.S. citizens in the upcoming elections.

Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee is an African American film director, producer, writer and actor. In 1989, his film called „Do the Right Thing” was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, while his documentary „When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts” won three awards at the 58th annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2007.