Chiwetel Ejiofor
Solomon Northup
Search results
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.
Apr 19, 2024 · 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.
Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. 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 personified by a malevolent slave owner, as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to ...
12 Years a Slave. A free black man is abducted and sold into slavery. 15,400 IMDb 8.1 2 h 14 min 2013. X-Ray R. Drama · Historical · Compelling · Gritty. Available to rent or buy.
Jan 20, 2021. TOP CRITIC. Mar 4, 2018. TOP CRITIC. Rated: A • Sep 6, 2017. Mar 8, 2024. Jun 14, 2023. Apr 20, 2023. In the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free...
- (379)
- History, Drama, Biography
- R
Nov 8, 2013 · Release Date: November 8, 2013. Genre: Drama. 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.
