Author: Chiwetel Ejiofor

Format: NTSC

Release Date: 04-03-2014

Details: From acclaimed director Steve McQueen comes this “deeply evocative and brilliantly acted” film (Claudia Puig, USA Today) based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor in a gripping performance), an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender) and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast that includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt and newcomer Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years A Slave is both an unflinching account of slavery in American history and a celebration of the indomitable power of hope. , a few years before the Civil War. Solomon Northup, a young black man from New York State, is kidnapped and sold as a slave. Faced with the cruelty of a cotton plantation owner, Solomon fights to stay alive and keep his dignity. Twelve years later, he will meet a Canadian abolitionist and this meeting will change his life...

UPC: 024543880974

EAN: 0024543880974

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood