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- BFI identifierN-140967
- Date2013 (Copyright)
2014-01-10 (Release) - Production countryUSA, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisBiographical/Historical Drama. Solomon, an accomplished violinist living as a free man in New York is tricked into joining a travelling show and is then brutally abducted and sold as a slave. His comparatively benevolent first owner Ford sells him to the abusive and demented plantation owner Epps, who subjects Solomon and his fellow slaves to escalating bouts of violence. (Synopsis)
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- Credits
- CastChiwetel Ejiofor (Solomon Northup)
Michael Fassbender (Mr Epps)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Ford)
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Title
12 Years a Slave (Original)
Twelve Years a Slave (Help search)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/AEFA-7696-302C-FA4B-5259-7Category
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- Digital documentsBFI Southbank Programme Notes April 2014
BFI Southbank Programme Notes April 2014
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- 12 Years a Slave
Work - N-140967 - 2013 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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