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Oct 18, 2013 · Then in the 12th year of the disheartening ordeal, a chance meeting with an abolitionist from Canada changes Solomon's life forever. Buy 12 Years a Slave tickets and view showtimes at a theater near you. Earn double rewards when you purchase a ticket with Fandango today.
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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.
73. Play trailer 2:27. 8 8. 38 Videos. 99+ Photos. Biography Drama History. In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Director. Steve McQueen. Writers. John Ridley. Solomon Northup. Stars. Chiwetel Ejiofor. Michael Kenneth Williams. Michael Fassbender.
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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.
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Mar 3, 2014 · Box Office: ’12 Years a Slave’ Plots Theater Expansion After Oscar Win. UPDATED: Steve McQueen's slavery drama, which also debuts March 4 on DVD, could be playing more than 1,000 U.S....
Nov 14, 2013 · 12 Years a Slave. Examines the Old South’s Heart of Darkness. Robert Brent Toplin | Nov 14, 2013. The audience leaving the theater after a recent screening of 12 Years a Slave looked deeply shaken. When asked about their intense reaction to the film, some described feeling as though they had just experienced slavery.
Oct 8, 2023 · A serious, R-rated Black drama with no movie stars in the lead roles, “12 Years” grossed nearly $190 million and won three Oscars, including best picture. Credit...