
Based on the 1853 memoir of Solomon Northup, a free Black man from New York who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. For twelve years he endured brutal conditions on Louisiana plantations before being rescued. The 2013 film adaptation stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture
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