8.1

12 Years a Slave (2013)
7.9/10
Biography , Drama , History
Chiwetel Ejiofor , Dwight Henry , Dickie Gravois , Bryan Batt , Ashley Dyke , Kelsey Scott , Quvenzhané Wallis , Cameron Zeigler , Tony Bentley ,
Scoot McNairy , Taran Killam , Christopher Berry , Bill Camp , Mister Mackey Jr. , Chris Chalk
Steve McQueen
133
2013
Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States| Solomon Northup (href="/name/nm0252230/?ref_=tt_stry_pl">Chiwetel Ejiofor)| a free black man from upstate New York| is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified
by a malevolent slave owner| portrayed by Michael Fassbender)| 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 (href="/name/nm0000093/?ref_=tt_stry_pl">Brad Pitt) will forever alter his life.