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12 Years a Slave

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.

Director

Steve McQueen

Year

Genre

Box Office

$56,671,993

Production

New Regency Pictures,Plan B Entertainment,River Road Entertainment,Regency Enterprises,Film4 Productions

Awards

Won 3 Oscars. 242 wins & 337 nominations total

Homepage

http://www.foxsearchlight.com/12yearsaslave

Solomon Northup

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Uncle Abram

Overseer

Judge Turner

Anna

Anne Northup

Margaret Northup

Quvenzhané Wallis

Alonzo Northup

Cameron Zeigler

Mr. Moon

Brown

Hamilton

Burch

Christopher Berry

Radburn

Randall

Mister Mackey Jr.

Clemens

John

Eliza

Emily

Biddee

Captain

Mulatto Woman

Vivian Fleming-Alvarez

Robert

Michael Kenneth Williams

Sailor

Douglas M. Griffin

Jonus Ray

Jasper

Marcus Lyle Brown

Fitzgerald

Parker

Freeman

Cape

Ford

Benedict Cumberbatch

Buyer

James C. Victor

Mistress Ford

Liza J. Bennett

Rachel

Chapin

Tibeats

Edwin Epps

Michael Fassbender

Mistress Epps

Patsey

Treach

Phebe

Sam

Edward

Bob

Patroller

Thomas Francis Murphy

Victim 1

Andre De'Sean Shanks

Victim 2

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Master Shaw

Scott Michael Jefferson

Mistress Shaw

Zachary

Armsby

Garret Dillahunt

Slave Spiritual Singer 1

Slave Spiritual Singer 2

Devin Maurice Evans

Bass

Sheriff

Margaret Northup (adult)

Margaret's Husband

Willo Jean-Baptiste

Slave on Epps farm

Cooke

Northern Slave

J Andrieu Bilbo

Lynchman

Sean Paul Braud

Upper Class Pedestrian

Lower Class Pedestrian

Washington D.C. Pedestrian

Kadrolsha Ona Carole

Steamboat Crew

Joseph Randy Causin

Restaurant Patron

Edward J. Clare

Mr. Bartholomew

Child in the Park

Restaurant Patron

Robert D'Arensbourg

Tea Seller

Street Slave

Mark Anthony Hardin

Dave

Jackie Jenkins Jr.

Ballroom Dancer

Allyson Leigh Jordan

Lumber Mill Customer

Washington D.C. Pedestrian

Cynthia LeBlanc

Hotel Dining Patron

Slave Buyer

Allen Gibson Mann

Slave

Kevonte Mcdonald

Upper Class Pedestrian

Roadman

Ritchie Montgomery

Edwin Epps's Slave

Safty

Road Man

Slave Girl

Haley Bri Powell

Winslow

Slave Boy

Terrell Ransom Jr.

Ballroom Dancer

Slave Boy

Upper Class Pedestrian

Katherine Jeanie Russell

Slave

Hornboy

Cigar Smoker

Boy Playing in Park

Saratoga Park Pedestrians

Ford Slave

Landon L. Turner

Ezra

Justin Christopher Vaughn

Abolitionist Landowner

Ford Daughter

Caroline Grace Williamson

Ford Lumber Buyer

Lethe

Rosé Belara Young

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Solomon Northup Edwin Epps Bass Robert Clemens Ford Patsey Tibeats Mistress Shaw Burch Mistress Epps Freeman Mistress Ford Chapin Treach Hamilton Brown Armsby Radburn Overseer Patroller

Come here, boy. - 12 Years a Slave

Come here, boy.

Where you going boyOn my way to Bartholomew'sSent by Mistress EppsYou best get there thenGet there quick - 12 Years a Slave

Where you going boyOn my way to Bartholomew'sSent by...

You best get there, then. - 12 Years a Slave

You best get there, then.

Any trouble? - 12 Years a Slave

Platt Epps, good Sunday morning. - 12 Years a Slave

Platt Epps, good Sunday morning.

Excuse me, Mistress Shaw. - 12 Years a Slave

Excuse me, Mistress Shaw.

I know what it like to be the object of Master's predilections and peculiarities. - 12 Years a Slave

I know what it like to be the object of Master's...

In His own time the good Lord will manage them allThe curse of the pharaohs were a poor exampleof what wait for the plantation class - 12 Years a Slave

In His own time the good Lord will manage them allThe curse...

Pats. Patsey! Do not look in his direction. Continue on. Patsey! Found her, Master. And brought her - 12 Years a Slave

Pats. Patsey! Do not look in his direction. Continue on....

It's the Lord's day. - 12 Years a Slave

It's the Lord's day.

I concede to you. - 12 Years a Slave

I concede to you.

I'm gonna kill you! - 12 Years a Slave

I'm gonna kill you!

Eat. Fill yourselves. And then we dance. - 12 Years a Slave

Eat. Fill yourselves. And then we dance.

Platt. Platt, you awake? - 12 Years a Slave

Platt. Platt, you awake?

I am. I have a request. - 12 Years a Slave

I am. I have a request.

Do what I ain't got the strength to do myself. - 12 Years a Slave

Do what I ain't got the strength to do myself.

It's a plague. - 12 Years a Slave

It's a plague It's damn biblicalTwo seasons God done sent a plague to smite meWhat I done that God hates me soIt's that godless lotThey brought this on meI bring them God's word and heathensthey are they brung me God's scorn - 12 Years a Slave

It's a plague It's damn biblicalTwo seasons God...

It's that godless lot. - 12 Years a Slave

It's that godless lot.

Damn! Damn you! Damn all y'all! - 12 Years a Slave

Damn! Damn you! Damn all y'all!

Judge. Mister Epps. I am deeply saddened to hear about your misfortune. Your price don't reflect you - 12 Years a Slave

Judge. Mister Epps. I am deeply saddened to hear about your...

Get off the porch. - 12 Years a Slave

Get off the porch.

Platt, is it? - 12 Years a Slave

Joyous day. - 12 Years a Slave

Did you beguile him, Platt, with your slick nigger ways? - 12 Years a Slave

Did you beguile him, Platt, with your slick nigger ways?

You won't stand idle, boy. - 12 Years a Slave

You won't stand idle, boy.

A good day's labor would average 200 pounds. - 12 Years a Slave

A good day's labor would average 200 pounds.

I'm sure in time, you'll develop as a picker. - 12 Years a Slave

I'm sure in time, you'll develop as a picker.

I say no man of consciouscan take the lash to another human day in and day outwithout shredding at his own self - 12 Years a Slave

I say no man of consciouscan take the lash to another human...

But such profitable outcomes are reserved for plantation masters. - 12 Years a Slave

But such profitable outcomes are reserved for plantation...

The proceeds of my fiddling performancesJust a few picayunes but all I have in the worldI promise them to you if you will do me the favor I requireBut I beg you not to expose me if you cannot grant the requestUhWhat is it you askFirst your word sirOn my - 12 Years a Slave

The proceeds of my fiddling performancesJust a few picayunes...

I'll do it. - 12 Years a Slave

Draw up your letter. - 12 Years a Slave

Draw up your letter.

Well boyI understand I got a learned nigger that writes lettersTries to get white fellas to mail themArmsby told me todaythe devil was among my niggersThat I had one that needed watchingor he would run awayWhen I asked him whyhe said you come over to - 12 Years a Slave

Well boyI understand I got a learned nigger that writes...

Armsby told me today... - 12 Years a Slave

Armsby told me today...

Were he not free and white, Platt. - 12 Years a Slave

Were he not free and white, Platt.

Sun gonna set here Under the mountain Sun gonna set here Under the mountain Sun gonna set here Under the mountain Edward! - 12 Years a Slave

Sun gonna set here Under the mountain Sun gonna set here...

Get up! - 12 Years a Slave

What you looking at, boy? - 12 Years a Slave

What you looking at, boy?

I just wanna say something about Uncle Abram. - 12 Years a Slave

I just wanna say something about Uncle Abram.

I just wanna say something
about Uncle Abram. - 12 Years a Slave

I just wanna say something about Uncle Abram.

He was a good man... - 12 Years a Slave

He was a good man...

Hey, Bass. - 12 Years a Slave

What's funny? - 12 Years a Slave

If something rubs you wronglyI offer you the opportunity to speak on itYou ask plainly so I will tell you plainlyWhat amused me just then was your concern for my well being in this heatwhen quite frankly the condition of your laborersThe condition of my - 12 Years a Slave

If something rubs you wronglyI offer you the opportunity to...

I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! - 12 Years a Slave

I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!

She gone. - 12 Years a Slave

Run off? - 12 Years a Slave

I went to Master Shaw's plantationAh You admit itYes freelyAnd you know whyI got this from Mistress ShawMistress Epps won't even grant me no soap to clean withI stink so much I make myself gag500 pounds of cottonDay in day outMore than any man hereAnd for - 12 Years a Slave

I went to Master Shaw's plantationAh You admit itYes...

500 pounds of cotton. - 12 Years a Slave

500 pounds of cotton.

Beat her. - 12 Years a Slave

He pantomimes. - 12 Years a Slave

He pantomimes. - 12 Years a Slave

That's what your niggers make of you - 12 Years a Slave

That's what your niggers make of you

You will strike her. - 12 Years a Slave

You will strike her.

Give me the whip! - 12 Years a Slave

Give me the whip!

Thou devilSooner or latersomewhere in the course of eternaljustice thou shalt answer for this sinSin There is no sinMan does how he pleases with his propertyAt the moment Platt I'm of great pleasureYou be goddamn careful I don't want tocome and lighten my - 12 Years a Slave

Thou devilSooner or latersomewhere in the course of...

Sin? There is no sin. Man does how he pleases with his property. - 12 Years a Slave

Sin? There is no sin. Man does how he pleases with his...

At the moment, Platt, I'm of great pleasure. - 12 Years a Slave

At the moment, Platt, I'm of great pleasure.

Master Bass. - 12 Years a Slave

Montreal... - 12 Years a Slave

How's this? - 12 Years a Slave

I'm afraid to tell you. - 12 Years a Slave

I'm afraid to tell you.

Your story... - 12 Years a Slave

Do you believe, sir, in justice, as you said? - 12 Years a Slave

Do you believe, sir, in justice, as you said?

It would be... - 12 Years a Slave

I traveled this country for the best part of 20 years... - 12 Years a Slave

I traveled this country for the best part of 20 years...

I will write your letter, sir. - 12 Years a Slave

I will write your letter, sir.

Platt! - 12 Years a Slave

Your name is Platt, is it? - 12 Years a Slave

Your name is Platt, is it?

Get away from him, Pats. - 12 Years a Slave

Get away from him, Pats.

I'll apologize... - 12 Years a Slave

I'll apologize...

Who is this? - 12 Years a Slave

Anne... forgive me. - 12 Years a Slave

Anne... forgive me.

Anne... - 12 Years a Slave

There is nothing to forgive. - 12 Years a Slave

There is nothing to forgive.

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In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.

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Director: Steve McQueen

Writer: John Ridley, Solomon Northup

Production: New Regency Pictures,Plan B Entertainment,River Road Entertainment,Regency Enterprises,Film4 Productions

Genre: drama, history

Year: 2013

MetaScore: 96/100

ImdbRating: 8.1

BoxOffice: $56,671,993

Released: 08 Nov 2013

Awards: Won 3 Oscars. 242 wins & 337 nominations total

Homepage: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/12yearsaslave