12 Years a Slave
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Synopsis
1841, New York. Solomon Northup was a free black man and a musician. He lived a happy life with his wife and children, surrounded by many friends, including white ones. However, one night, Northup is drugged by two men and sold to a slave trader while in a coma. He tried desperately to claim that he was a free black man, but it didn't take long for him to realize that his resistance was futile. He is stripped of his name and dignity as a human being and is bought as a slave by the plantation owner Ford. Still, Northup's ability is recognized at the farm and he is liked by the gentle Ford, but...
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Director: Steve McQueen
Producer: Brad Pitt
Dede Gardner
Jeremy Kleiner
bill pollad
steve mcqueen
Arnon Milchan
Anthony Katagas
Executive producer: Tessa Ross
John Ridley
Screenplay: John Ridley
Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt
Production Design: Adam Stockhausen
Costume design: Patricia Norris
Editing: Joe Walker
Music: Hans Zimmer
cast
Chiwetel Ejiofor
michael fassbender
benedict cumberbatch
Paul Dano
Paul Giamatti
Lupita Nyong'o
sarah paulson
Brad Pitt
alfre woodard
dwight henry
brian butt
ashley dyke
kelsey scott
Quvenzhané Wallace
Taran Killam
Scoot McNairy
chris chalk
Adepero Oduye
mark macaulay
michael kenneth williams
marcus lyle brown
Anwan Glover
James C. Victor
Liza J. Bennett
Garret Dillahunt
Jay Huguely
christopher berry
rob steinberg
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*Information as of May 20, 2020