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In the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South. Subjected to the cruelty of one malevolent owner (Michael Fassbender), he also finds unexpected kindness from another, as he struggles continually to survive and maintain some of his dignity. Then in the 12th year of the disheartening ordeal, a chance meeting with an abolitionist from Canada changes Solomon's life forever.

2013 · 2h 14m
Director Steve McQueen

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12 Years a Slave

Drama

In the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South. Subjected to the cruelty of one malevolent owner (Michael Fassbender), he also finds unexpected kindness from another, as he struggles continually to survive and maintain some of his dignity. Then in the 12th year of the disheartening ordeal, a chance meeting with an abolitionist from Canada changes Solomon's life forever.

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Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
2013
Run Time
2 hr 14 min
Rated
14A
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom
© 2012 Bass Films and Monarchy Enterprise S.A.R.L.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AD, AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (Canada) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC, SDH), French (Canada) , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.