Name: 12 Years a Slave
Director: Steve McQueen
Genre: Drama Movies, Movies Based on Books, Period Pieces, Movies Based on Real Life, Social Issue Dramas
Released: 2013
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt

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12 Years a Slave

2013 🎤 English IMDb 8.1

Drama MoviesMovies Based on BooksPeriod PiecesMovies Based on Real LifeSocial Issue Dramas

DirectorSteve McQueen

CastChiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Giamatti

A freeborn black man is abducted from New York and sold into slavery in this historical drama based on the autobiography of Solomon Northup.

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Audio: EnglishSpanish (Spain)Catalan
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