Directed by:
Steve McQueenScreenplay:
John RidleyCinematography:
Sean BobbittComposer:
Hans ZimmerCast:
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Paulson, Paul Dano, Brad Pitt, Paul Giamatti, Michael Kenneth Williams (more)VOD (1)
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12 Years a Slave tells the incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty from a malevolent slave owner (Michael Fassbender), Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity in his quest to be reunited with his family. (Icon Home Entertainment)
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