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12 years a slave / director, Steve McQueen.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: EO51722D | Entertainment OneLanguage: English Subtitle language: English Publication details: [U.K.] : Entertainment One, 2014.Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Other title:
  • Twelve years a slave
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.437 22
Production credits:
  • Credits: music, Hans Zimmer; cinematographer, Sean Bobbitt.
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael K. Williams, Paul Giamatti, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Kelsey Scott, Scoot McNairy, Taran Killam, Sarah Paulson, Lupita Nyong'o.Summary: Award-winning historical slave-narrative drama directed by Steve McQueen and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. The film follows the experience of Solomon Northup (Ejiofor), an African-American living with a wife and two children in Saratoga, New York, who is kidnapped and sold into slavery by men claiming to offer him work as a circus musician. Transported by ship to New Orleans, it isn't long before he is given a new name and sold to William Ford (Benedict Cumberbatch), a relatively empathetic slave owner. But confrontations with the cruel and violent overseer John Tibeats (Paul Dano) leads to Solomon being passed on by Ford to the extremely abusive and alcoholic planter Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender), who rules his slaves with a whip in one hand and a Bible in the other. Believing the only hope of regaining his freedom is to remain passive for the time being, Solomon ceases fighting against the illegitimacy of his situation until salvation is offered to him by a kindly labourer named Bass (Brad Pitt). The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won three including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong'o). It also won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama and BAFTAs for Best Leading Actor (Ejiofor) and Best Film.
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Based on the book by Solomon Northup.

Subtitles (English), Bonus footage, Other documentaries ('The Team', 'The Score').

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Credits: music, Hans Zimmer; cinematographer, Sean Bobbitt.

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael K. Williams, Paul Giamatti, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Kelsey Scott, Scoot McNairy, Taran Killam, Sarah Paulson, Lupita Nyong'o.

Award-winning historical slave-narrative drama directed by Steve McQueen and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. The film follows the experience of Solomon Northup (Ejiofor), an African-American living with a wife and two children in Saratoga, New York, who is kidnapped and sold into slavery by men claiming to offer him work as a circus musician. Transported by ship to New Orleans, it isn't long before he is given a new name and sold to William Ford (Benedict Cumberbatch), a relatively empathetic slave owner. But confrontations with the cruel and violent overseer John Tibeats (Paul Dano) leads to Solomon being passed on by Ford to the extremely abusive and alcoholic planter Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender), who rules his slaves with a whip in one hand and a Bible in the other. Believing the only hope of regaining his freedom is to remain passive for the time being, Solomon ceases fighting against the illegitimacy of his situation until salvation is offered to him by a kindly labourer named Bass (Brad Pitt). The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won three including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong'o). It also won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama and BAFTAs for Best Leading Actor (Ejiofor) and Best Film.

BBFC code: 15.

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