12 Years a Slave (2013)
Directed by Steve McQueen
Biography / Drama / History
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Film Synopsis
America, 1841. Solomon Northup is a black violinist who lives with his family in Saratoga Springs, New York. Lured by the promise of work in Washington DC, Northup is abducted by two white men, Brown and Hamilton, who sell him into slavery. Shipped to New Orleans, Northup is bought by plantation owner William Ford, and then sold on to another slave owner, Edwin Epps. When his cotton crop fails, Epps loans Northup out to another plantation owner, Judge Turner, who gives the slave a small sum of money to play the violin at a neighbour's wedding. With this money, Northup attempts to get a letter to his friends in New York via a white field hand. The latter betrays Northup and the prospect of him returning to his former life is further away than ever...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Steve McQueen
- Script: Solomon Northup, John Ridley
- Cinematographer: Sean Bobbitt
- Music: Hans Zimmer
- Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Solomon Northup), Dwight Henry (Uncle Abram), Bryan Batt (Judge Turner), Ashley Dyke (Anna), Kelsey Scott (Anne Northup), Quvenzhané Wallis (Margaret Northup), Cameron Zeigler (Alonzo Northup), Tony Bentley (Mr. Moon), Scoot McNairy (Brown), Taran Killam (Hamilton), Christopher Berry (Burch), Bill Camp (Radburn), Chris Chalk (Clemens), Craig Tate (John), Adepero Oduye (Eliza), Storm Reid (Emily), Tom Proctor (Biddee), Marc Macaulay (Captain), Vivian Fleming-Alvarez (Mulatto Woman), Michael K. Williams (Robert)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 133 min
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