Solomon Northup
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95% Tomatometer 379 Reviews 90% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings In the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and...
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- Chiwetel Ejiofor
A searing and thought-provoking portrait of pre-Civil War American slavery... 12 Years a Slave is an absorbing and divinely crafted film, even if it is a brutal watch. Full Review | Jun 14,...
Oct 17, 2013 · The opening scenes of " 12 Years a Slave ," Steve McQueen's searing adaptation of the true-life account of a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery...
12 Years a Slave — a biopic about a black fiddler in NY who somehow wound up a slave in Louisiana from 1841 until the law rescued him in 1853—is the nearly universally acclaimed front runner for the Best Picture Oscar.
Oct 18, 2013 · In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man living in upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
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- Steve Mcqueen
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- Chiwetel Ejiofor
Aug 31, 2013 · A powerful and unflinching film based on the true story of a free black man kidnapped and enslaved in pre-Civil War America. The film confronts the injustice and brutality of slavery with austere formal technique and a stellar cast, led by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup.
Oct 24, 2013 · If Uncle Tom’s Cabin played its part in bringing about abolition, so did Twelve Years a Slave, Solomon Northup’s account of the purgatory he endured as an educated free man and father of...
