Drama · History
12 Years a Slave
Avg rating 8.8 / My rating TBC
2013 · Directed by Steve McQueen · With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o
Film info
- Runtime
- 2h 14m · 134 min
- IMDb
- 8.1 / 10 (795,283 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 95% (critics)
- Metacritic
- 96 / 100
- TMDB
- 7.9 / 10 (audience, 12,253 votes)
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About this film
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. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
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