12 Years a Slave (2013)

Name: 12 Years a Slave
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2013
Duration: 134 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano

2h 14m United Kingdom, United States of America

Drama History

Plot

Set in the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from New York, experiences a harrowing journey after being kidnapped and sold into slavery. Enduring brutal treatment while occasionally encountering unexpected compassion, Solomon fights to survive while preserving his sense of self-worth. After enduring years of unimaginable hardship, a fateful encounter with a Canadian abolitionist offers him a glimmer of hope and a chance to reclaim his freedom, forever changing the course of his life.

Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor Michael Fassbender Lupita Nyong'o Benedict Cumberbatch Paul Dano Sarah Paulson Adepero Oduye Scoot McNairy Paul Giamatti Brad Pitt Michael Kenneth Williams Alfre Woodard Chris Chalk Taran Killam Bill Camp