12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave
A free black man living in pre-Civil War New York is abducted and sold into slavery. He spends the next 12 years struggling to survive and maintain his dignity in the face of brutal treatment, while clinging to a desperate hope that he can return to his family. Oscar-winning historical drama based on Solomon Northup's autobiographical book, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lupita Nyong'o and Brad Pitt
12 Years a Slave airs on Channel 4 HD at 1:00 AM, Monday 12 January. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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Certificate
15
Topics
Movie ➝ Drama
Factual
Historical ➝ Period Drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Actor
Michael Fassbender
Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor