Director: Steve McQueen

Writer: John Ridley

Based on a book: Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

Keywords: Drama, Biography

Biographical drama tells the story of an antebellum-era free black man's abduction and sale into slavery.

ABSTRACT
Solomon Northup, a free black man from Saratoga Springs, New York, is lured to Washington, D.C. in 1841 with promises of a tantalizing job offer and subsequently abducted. Sold into slavery, Northup is forced to work on a Louisiana plantation for twelve years until a chance encounter with a white abolitionist from Canada leads to his freedom after New York state officials decide to intervene. Won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay; nominated for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Benedict Cumberbatch	Actor	19-Jul-1976		BBC's Sherlock Holmes
Paul Dano	Actor	19-Jun-1983		Little Miss Sunshine
Garret Dillahunt	Actor	24-Nov-1964		Burt Chance on Raising Hope
Chiwetel Ejiofor	Actor	10-Jul-1974		Dirty Pretty Things
Michael Fassbender	Actor	2-Apr-1977		Centurion
Paul Giamatti	Actor	6-Jun-1967		John Adams
Lupita Nyong'o	Actor	1-Mar-1983		12 Years a Slave
Sarah Paulson	Actor	17-Dec-1974		Down with Love
Brad Pitt	Actor	18-Dec-1963		Ocean's Eleven
Alfre Woodard	Actor	8-Nov-1953		K-PAX

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