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12 Years a Slave
- Original title
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12 Years a Slave (Twelve Years a Slave)
- Year
- 2013
- Running time
- 133 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
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- Screenwriter
John Ridley (Biography: Solomon Northup)
- Music
Hans Zimmer
- Cinematography
Sean Bobbitt
- Cast
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Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Alfre Woodard, Adepero Oduye, Chris Chalk, Garret Dillahunt, Dwight Henry, Scoot McNairy, Taran Killam, Bill Camp, Michael Kenneth Williams, Ashley Dyke, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rob Steinberg, Bryan Batt, Storm Reid
- Producer
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Summit Entertainment, Plan B Entertainment, River Road Entertainment, Regency Enterprises, Film4 Productions (Distributor: Fox Searchlight)
- Genre
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Drama | Based On A True Story. Biography. Slavery. Racism. 19th Century. Historical
- Synopsis / Plot
- Based on a true story, 12 YEARS A SLAVE is a riveting account of a free black man kidnapped and sold into brutal slavery in mid-1850s Louisiana, and the inspiring story of his desperate struggle to return home to his family. Solomon Northup, an educated black man with a gift for music, lives with his wife and children in New York. One day he awakens to find he has been drugged and being shipped to the South as a slave. Refusing to abandon hope, Solomon watches helplessly as those around him succumb to violence, crushing emotional abuse and hopelessness.
- Awards
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2013: 3 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Screenplay and Supp. Actress. 9 nominations
2013: Golden Globes: Best Film (Drama). 7 nominations, including Best Director
2013: Toronto Film Festival: Best Film
2013: David di Donatello Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film
2013: BAFTA Awards: Best Film & Best Actor (Ejiofor). 10 nominations
2013: Critics Choice: 3 awards, including Best Film. 13 nominations.
2013: National Board of Review (NBR): Top 10 Films
2013: American Film Institute: Top 10 - Movies of the Year
2013: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Director. 5 Nominations
2013: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Supp. Actress (Nyong'o)
2013: Gotham Awards: 3 nominations, including Best Film
2013: Independent Spirit Awads: 5 Awards, including Best Film. 7 Nominations
2013: Satellite Awards: Best Film & Best Director. 10 nominations
2013: Guldbagge Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film
2013: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Best Film
2013: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director
2013: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Nyong'o). 4 Nom
2013: 5 Chicago Film Critics Awards including, Best Picture. 11 Nominations
2013: 3 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, including Best Film. 4 Nominations
2013: San Francisco Film Critics Circle: 3 Awards, incl. Best Film. 9 Nominations
2014: Cesar Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film
- Critics' reviews
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"Britain's Steve McQueen (...) nails the horror of America's slavery shame but also finds humanity in one man's determination to free himself and return to his family. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"
Peter Howell: Toronto Star
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