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Oct 18, 2013 · 1. Already being touted as the Best Picture frontrunner, 12 Years a Slave is the finest movie ever made about slavery in the United States. But I don’t mean to damn it with faint praise.
Imperfect but must-see epic drama with major cruelty. Read Common Sense Media's 12 Years a Slave review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Steve Mcqueen
- Fox Searchlight
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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- Steve Mcqueen
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- Chiwetel Ejiofor
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.
Nov 8, 2013 · 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.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Steve McQueen
- 2013-11-08
Oct 18, 2013 · Putting it simply, 12 Years A Slave is superb. The way I see it, this should become the staple period-piece film. It is a film that shows us a dark, visceral story of a point in time that the American government would much rather sweep under the rug.
A searing and thought-provoking portrait of pre-Civil War American slavery... 12 Years a Slave is an absorbing and divinely crafted film, even if it is a brutal watch. Full Review | Jun 14,...
