PRINCIPAL CAST

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita Nyong'o, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Alfre Woodard, Garret Dillahunt, Mustafa Harris, Anwan Glover, Marcus Lyle Brown, Tom Proctor, Marc Macaulay, Michael Kenneth Williams, Quvenzhane Wallis, Kelsey Scott, Ashley Dyke, Bryan Batt, Dwight Henry

DIRECTOR

Steve McQueen

WRITER

Solomon Northup, John Ridley

PRODUCER

Jeremy Kleiner, Anthony Katagas, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Bill Pohlad, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

John Ridley

SYNOPSIS

12 YEARS A SLAVE is based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender) 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 (Brad Pitt) forever alters his life.

BOX OFFICE

$56.6 Million

GENRE

Drama

RATING

Rated R
violence/cruelty, some nudity and brief sexuality

RUN TIME

134 Minutes

STUDIO

Searchlight Pictures