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12 Years a Slave is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by Steve McQueen from a screenplay by John Ridley, based on the 1853 slave memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, an African American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. by two conmen in 1841 and sold into slavery.
12 Years a Slave: Directed by Steve McQueen. With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dwight Henry, Dickie Gravois, Bryan Batt. In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Solomon Northup. Novel. John Ridley. Screenplay. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity.
12 Years a Slave, American dramatic film, released in 2013, that impressed critics and audiences with its harrowing depiction of slavery in the antebellum South. The movie won the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for best picture as well as the Golden Globe Award for best drama.
12 Years a Slave. In the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South.
2 hr 14 mins. Drama. R. Watchlist. Where to Watch. The true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man in 1800s New York who was kidnapped and forced into slavery on a plantation near New...
Learn more about the cast of 12 Years a Slave, a gripping drama about a free black man's journey into slavery. Stars include Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong'o, and Michael Fassbender. Don't miss this emotional and powerful film.
12 Years a Slave is based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
In 1841, Northup was kidnapped and sold into slavery, suffering 12 years in bondage. McQueen and the powerful cast brought his jaw-dropping story to life.