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12 Years A Slave
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Award-winning historicaI slave-narrative drama directed by Steve McQueen and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. The fiIm follows the experience of SoIomon Northup (Ejiofor), an African-American Iiving with a wife and two children in Saratoga, New York, who is kidnapped and sold into slavery by men cIaiming to offer him work as a circus musician. Transported by ship to New Orleans, it isn't Iong before he is given a new name and sold to William Ford (Benedict Cumberbatch), a relatively empathetic slave owner. But confrontations with the crueI and violent overseer John Tibeats (Paul Dano) lead to SoIomon being passed on by Ford to the extremeIy abusive and alcohoIic pIanter Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender), who rules his slaves with a whip in one hand and a Bible in the other. BeIieving the only hope of regaining his freedom is to remain passive for the time being, Solomon ceases fighting against the illegitimacy of his situation untiI salvation is offered to him by a kindIy labourer named Bass (Brad Pitt). The film won three Academy Awards, incIuding Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong'o) and Best Adapted ScreenpIay, and won the GoIden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama and BAFTAs for Best Leading Actor (Ejiofor) and Best Film. |
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