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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

12 Years a Slave

I'll be damned... Were he not free and white, Platt. Were he not free and white

12 Years a Slave • 2013

Edwin Epps:
Well, boy. I understand I've got a larned nigger that writes letters and tries to get white fellows to mail 'em. Well, Armsby tol' me today the devil was among my niggers. That I had one that needed close watchin' or he would run away. When I axed him why, he said you come over to him and waked him up in the middle of the night and wanted him to carry a letter to Marksville. What have yah got to say to that?Solomon Northup:There is no truth in it.Edwin Epps:You say.Solomon Northup:How could I write a letter without ink or paper? There is nobody I want to write to 'cause I hain't got no friends living as I know of. That Armsby is a lying drunken fellow. You know this, just as you know that I am constant in truth. Now, master, I can see what that Armsby is after, plain enough. Didn't he want you to hire him for an overseer? That's it. He wants to make you believe we're all going to run away and then he thinks you'll hire an overseer to watch us. He believes you are soft soap. He's given to such talk. I believe he's just made this story out of whole cloth, 'cause he wants to get a situation. It's all a lie, master, you may depend on't. It's all a lie.Edwin Epps: I'll be damned... Were he not free and white, Platt. Were he not free and white

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Well boy

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I understand I got a learned nigger that writes letters

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Tries to get white fellas to mail them

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Armsby told me today

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the devil was among my niggers

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That I had one that needed watching

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or he would run away

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When I asked him why

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he said you come over to him

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waked him up in the middle of the night

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and wanted him to carry a letter

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to Marksville

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What do you got to say to that

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There's no truth to it

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You say

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How could I write a letter without ink or paper

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Who am I gonna write to I got no friends living as I know of

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That Armsby

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That Armsby is a lying drunken fellow

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Didn't he want you to hire him as an overseer

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Well that's it

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He wants to make you believe we're all gonna run away

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so you'll hire him as an overseer

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He believes you're a soft soap

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And he's given to such talk

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Made this story out of whole cloth

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because he wants a situation

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It's all a lie Master

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It's all a lie

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I'll be damned

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Were he not free and white Platt

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Were he not free and white

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حسنا يا فتى

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أتفهم أن لدي زنجي متعلم يكتب الخطابات

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ويحاول مراسلة البيض

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حسنا أخبرني أرمسبي اليوم

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أن ثمة شيطان بين زنوجي

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وأن هناك زنجي يسترعى المراقبة

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وإلا سيهرب

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وحينما سألته عن السبب

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قال أنك ذهبت إليه

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وأيقظته بمنتصف الليل

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وأردت منه أن يرسل خطابا

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من ماركسفيل

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ما ردك على هذا

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هذا غير صحيح

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أهذا قولك

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كيف أكتب خطابا دون حبر أو ورق

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ومن سأراسل فليس لدي أصدقاء أحياء

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أرمسبي ذاك

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أرمسبي ذاك سكير وكاذب

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ألا يريد منك تعيينه ناظرا

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هذا هو السبب

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إنه يريد إقناعك أننا سنهرب جميعا حتى تعي نه ناظرا

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إنه يحسبك رجلا رخو

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بقوله لهذه الأكاذيب

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وإختلاق قصة من مخيلته

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لأنه يسعى إلى منصب

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كل هذا كذب يا سيدي

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كل هذا كذب

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يالهول المفاجأة

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لو لم يكن رجل أبيض حر يا بلات

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لو لم يكن رجل أبيض حر

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Eh bien mon gars

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On dirait que j'ai un nègre éduqué qui rédige des lettres

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Qui demande à un homme blanc de les poster

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Armsby m'a dit aujourd'hui

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que le diable était parmi les nègres

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Qu'il y en avait un que je devais surveiller

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sinon il se sauverait

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Quand je lui ai demandé pourquoi

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il a dit que tu étais allé le voir

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que tu l'avais réveillé en pleine nuit

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pour lui demander d'apporter une lettre

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à Marksville

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Qu'as tu à répondre à ça

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C'est absolument faux

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C'est ce que tu dis

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Comment pourrais je écrire une lettre sans encre ni papier

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À qui pourrais je écrire Je n'ai aucun ami

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Cet Armsby

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C'est un ivrogne menteur

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Ne voulait il pas que vous l'engagiez comme superviseur

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Voilà

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Il veut vous faire croire qu'on va se sauver

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afin que vous l'embauchiez comme superviseur

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Il croit que vous êtes naïf

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Il est du genre à parler ainsi

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Il a fabriqué cette histoire de toutes pièces

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parce qu'il veut créer un conflit

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C'est un mensonge maître

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C'est un mensonge

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Nom de Dieu

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S'il n'était pas libre et blanc Platt

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S'il n'était pas libre et blanc

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Nun Bursche

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Ich sehe ich habe einen gelehrten Nigger der Briefe schreibt

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und Weiße veranlassen will sie zu senden

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Armsby erzählte mir heute ich hätte einen Teufel unter meinen Niggern

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Einen von ihnen müsse man im Auge behalten

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sonst würde er davonlaufen

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Als ich ihn fragte warum da sagte er du wärst zu ihm gekommen

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hättest ihn mitten in der Nacht geweckt und ihn gebeten einen Brief aufzugeben

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In Marksville

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Was hast du dazu zu sagen

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Es stimmt nicht Das sagst du

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Einen Brief ohne Tinte und Papier schreiben

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Und wem Ich habe keine lebenden Freunde

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Dieser Armsby

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Armsby ist ein verlogener Trunkenbold

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Sollten Sie ihn nicht zum Aufseher machen

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Das ist der Grund

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Sie sollen glauben dass wir weglaufen damit Sie ihn zum Aufseher machen

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Er meint er könnte Sie einwickeln Er neigt zu solchem Gerede

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Er hat sich die Geschichte aus den Fingern gesogen

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weil er Zwietracht säen will

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Es ist alles erlogen Master

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Alles erlogen

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Da soll mich doch der Teufel holen

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Wäre er nur nicht frei und weiß

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Wäre er doch nur nicht frei und weiß

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さてと

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学問あるニガーのようだ

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手紙が書ける

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そして白人の仲間に投函を頼んだ

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アームスビィから聞いた

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悪魔がニガーの中にいた

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要注意人物が居るようだ

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逃げるつもりかも

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なぜかと聞くと

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お前が来て

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夜中に起こされたそうだ

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そして手紙を持って行くように

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マークスヴィレへ

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何か言い訳はあるか

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それは真実ではありません

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話してみろ

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インクも紙もなしで書けません

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知人もいないのに誰に手紙を書けるでしょう

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アームスビィは

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嘘つきの酔っ払いです

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監督として雇うつもりでしたか

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そうだ

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皆で逃亡すると吹っかけたのでしょう

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それで監督として適任と思わせる

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おべっかを使ってるんだ

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そんな話をして

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根も葉もない嘘の作り話

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監督に昇格したいから

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まったくの嘘です

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すべて嘘です

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これは驚いた

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奴は自由のない白人だったか

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自由のない白人か

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Bien muchacho

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Entiendo que tengo un negro educado que escribe cartas

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Y que trata de que hombres blancos las envíen

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Armsby me dijo hoy

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que el demonio está entre mis negros

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Que tengo uno que necesita vigilancia

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o que se va a escapar

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Cuando le pregunté por qué

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me dijo que te le acercaste

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lo despertaste a mitad de la noche

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y querías que llevara una carta

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a Marksville

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Qué me dices sobre eso

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Que no es verdad

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Eso dices tú

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Cómo puedo escribir una carta sin tinta ni papel

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A quién le voy a escribir No tengo amigos vivos que yo sepa

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Ese Armsby

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Ese Armsby es un borracho mentiroso

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No quería que lo contratara de supervisor

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Eso es

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Quiere que Ud crea que todos vamos a huir

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para que lo contrate de supervisor

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Lo cree fácil de engañar

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Y acostumbra hablar así

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Inventó este cuento de la nada

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porque quiere un conflicto

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Todo es una mentira amo

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Todo es una mentira

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Demonios

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Si no fuera libre y blanco Platt

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Si no fuera libre y blanco

Available in 6 languages

Duration

148 seconds

Views

569

Timestamp in Movie

01:34:30

Uploaded

Feb 07, 2026

Genres

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

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Movie Summary

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.

Actors

Edwin Epps

Michael Fassbender

Solomon Northup

Chiwetel Ejiofor