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12 Years a Slave

United States, 2013, 134 minutes, Color, English; Turkish subtitled


2014 Academy Awards; Best Motion Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay Golden Globes; Best Drama Film BAFTA Awards; Best Film, Best Actor

Director:  Steve McQueen

Screenplay: John Ridley
Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt
Editing: Joe Walker
Music: Hans Zimmer
Production: Regency Enterprises, River Road Entertainment
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt

Devoted to music, Solomon Northup is a free black man living in New York in 1841. He is hired by two men for a short tour in Washington. However the civilized world Solomon believes becomes upside down as he is kidnapped and sold as a slave at south.