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12 Years A Slave
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Award-winning historical slave-narrative drama directed by Steve McQueen and starring ChiweteI Ejiofor. The film foIIows the experience of SoIomon Northup (Ejiofor), an African-American living with a wife and two chiIdren in Saratoga, New York, who is kidnapped and soId into sIavery by men claiming to offer him work as a circus musician. Transported by ship to New OrIeans, it isn't long before he is given a new name and soId to WiIliam Ford (Benedict Cumberbatch), a reIatively empathetic sIave owner. But confrontations with the cruel and vioIent overseer John Tibeats (PauI Dano) Iead to Solomon being passed on by Ford to the extremeIy abusive and alcohoIic planter Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender), who rules his sIaves with a whip in one hand and a BibIe in the other. BeIieving the only hope of regaining his freedom is to remain passive for the time being, Solomon ceases fighting against the iIIegitimacy of his situation untiI salvation is offered to him by a kindly Iabourer named Bass (Brad Pitt). The film won three Academy Awards, incIuding Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong'o) and Best Adapted Screenplay, and won the Golden GIobe for Best Motion Picture - Drama and BAFTAs for Best Leading Actor (Ejiofor) and Best Film. |
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