12 Years a Slave

Name: 12 Years a Slave
Genre: Drama, Historic, Biographical
Released: 2022-04-29
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Paulson

A riveting account of a free black man sold into brutal slavery and the inspiring story of his desperate struggle to return home to his family.

Twelve Years a Slave

Steve McQueen

United Kingdom, United States 2013

English

Czech

134 min.

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12 Years a Slave

About

Based on a true story, 12 Years a Slave is a riveting account of a free black man kidnapped and sold into brutal slavery in mid-1850s Louisiana, and the inspiring story of his desperate struggle to return home to his family. Solomon Northup, an educated black man with a gift for music, lives with his wife and children in New York. One day he awakens to find he has been drugged and being shipped to the South as a slave. Refusing to abandon hope, Solomon watches helplessly as those around him succumb to violence, crushing emotional abuse and hopelessness.

Credits

Director: Steve McQueen

Based on: Solomon Northup

Screenplay: John Ridley

Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt

Music: Hans Zimmer

Editing: Joe Walker

Production Design: Adam Stockhausen

Producer: Dede Gardner, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen

Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Paulson, Paul Dano, Brad Pitt, Paul Giamatti

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