12 Years a Slave

IMDb

8.1/10

Rated

R

12 Years a Slave is a 2013 historical drama directed by Steve McQueen and based on the memoir of Solomon Northup. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Northup, a free violinist from Saratoga, New York, who is drugged, kidnapped and sold under the name Platt. Over twelve years he endures the cruelty of slave owners, including the brutal Edwin Epps, played by Michael Fassbender, while befriending Patsey, played by Lupita Nyong'o in an Oscar-winning role. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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