12 Years a Slave
Steve McQueen, 2013
12 Years a SlaveSteve McQueen2013
Solomon Northup, a free Black man in New York, is kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery in Louisiana. Based on his own memoir.
Winner of 4 major prizes, including the Academy Award for Best Picture
- Year
- 2013
- Type
- Feature
- Countries
- United States, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
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Awards
- Academy AwardsBest Picture2014
- Academy AwardsBest Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong'o)2014
- Academy AwardsBest Adapted Screenplay2014
- BAFTA AwardsBest Film2014
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