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In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. He struggles to stay alive and retain his dignity, until a chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist in his twelfth year changes everything.
- Directors
- Steve McQueen
- 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, Kelsey Scott, Bryan Batt, Quvenzhané Wallis, Garret Dillahunt, Dwight Henry
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Genre
- Drama, History
- Release date
- 2013-10-18
- Studios
- New Regency Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, River Road Entertainment, Regency Enterprises, Film4 Productions
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Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the pre-Civil War United States. Enduring both cruelty and unexpected kindness, he fights to survive and preserve his dignity. In the twelfth year of his ordeal, a chance encounter with a Canadian abolitionist offers a turning point that will forever alter his life.
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