Description:Based on a true story, 12 YEARS A SLAVE is a riveting account of a free black man kidnapped from New York 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 (Chiwtel Ejiofor), an educated black man with a gift for music, lives with hisBased on a true story, 12 YEARS A SLAVE is a riveting account of a free black man kidnapped from New York 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 (Chiwtel Ejiofor), an educated black man with a gift for music, lives with his wife and children in Saratoga, New York. One day, when his family is out of town, he is approached by two men claiming to be circus promoters. Solomon agrees to travel with them briefly, playing the fiddle while they perform. But after sharing a drink with the men, he awakens to find he has been drugged and bound and faces a horrifying reality: he is being shipped to the South as a slave.
No one listens to Solomon’s claim that he has papers proving his status as a free man. Despairing, he plots his escape, only to be foiled at every turn. He is sold to WILLIAM FORD, a kindly mill owner who appreciates Solomon’s thoughtful nature. But Ford is forced to sell him to a cruel master who subjects him and other slaves to unspeakable brutality. For years, Solomon nurtures his dreams of returning home. He stashes slips of stolen paper in his fiddle and develops a natural ink with which to write a letter. But when his greatest efforts come to nothing, he realizes just how trapped he is. Even if he could write the letter without being caught, where would he send it? Whom could he trust to deliver it? And will he even survive long enough to be rescued?
Refusing to abandon hope, Solomon watches helplessly as those around him succumb to violence, crushing emotional abuse and hopelessness. He realizes that he will have to take incredible risks, and depend on the most unlikely people, if he is ever to regain his freedom and be reunited with his family.... (more)(less)
"Based on a true story, 12 YEARS A SLAVE is a riveting account of a free black man kidnapped from New York and sold into brutal slavery in mid-1850s Louisiana, and the inspiring story of his desperate struggle to return home to his family.
Director:Steve McQueen
Cast:Brad Pitt,Michael Fassbender,Benedict Cumberbatch,Paul Dano,Quvenzhané Wallis"
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Pros: It features an all-star cast, and takes a sober look at the attrocities of slavery.
Cons: It may prove to grim for Academy members who would prefer a more uplifting story."
"- DIRECTOR : Steve McQueen
- FRENCH RELEASE : January, 2014
- SYNOPSIS : A man living in New York during the mid-1800s is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the deep south.
Can be good, I don't know. Nice cast."
"With: Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Fassbender
Plot: A man living in New York during the mid-1800s is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the deep south."
"Directed By: Steve McQueen
Written By: Steve McQueen, John Ridley
Starring: Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Paulson, Paul Giamatti, Paul Dano, Michael Kenneth Williams, Taran Killam, Chiwetel Ejiofor
A man living in New York during the mid-1800s is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the deep south. "
"6.9.2013
Director: Steve McQueen
Cast: Chiwetel Efiojor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Fassbender,
Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt, Michael K. Williams, Taran Killam"
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