12 Years A Slave (DVD, 2014)

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Experience the gripping tale of Solomon Northup, a free black man who is captured and sold into slavery in Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave". Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor as Northup, the film follows his journey through the 1840s American South, where he faces intense violence, injury, and racism. This DVD, released in 2014, contains one disc and features English subtitles, a widescreen anamorphic format, and Dolby Digital sound. With a run time of 134 minutes, the film is a period drama that explores the themes of slavery and redemption. Don't miss out on this Best Picture 2014 winner, which also stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Fassbender, and Lupita Nyong'o.

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Steve McQueen's 12 YEARS A SLAVE stars Chiwetel Ejifor as Solomon Northup, a free black man in 1840s America. He makes his living as a fiddle player, and his wife is a teacher. He is captured by a pair of nefarious white men, and soon finds himself on a ship headed to New Orleans where he is informed he will be called Platt and is sold into slavery by an unscrupulous businessman (Paul Giamatti).

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ProducerDede Gardner, Steve Mcqueen, Arnon Milchan
EAN5030305517229
eBay Product ID (ePID)20048558948

Product Key Features

ActorDwight Henry, Quvenzhane Wallis, Bryan Batt, Paul Giamatti, Michael Fassbender, Paul Dano, Michael Kenneth Williams, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Scoot Mcnairy, Alfre Woodard, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Cumberbatch
Film/TV Title12 Years a Slave
DirectorSteve Mcqueen
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time134 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2014
FormatDVD
FeaturesTHE TEAM: Meet the creative minds assembled by director Steve McQueen to bring Solomon Northup's journey to life.\THE SCORE: Follow film composer Hans Zimmer creating his dramatic score., Widescreen, With Subtitles
GenreDrama, Period

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Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerHans Zimmer
AwardsBest Film 2014 -, Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 2014 - John Ridley, Best Motion Picture - Drama 2014 -, Best Actor 2014 - Chiwetel Ejiofor, Best Picture 2014 -
Additional InformationSteve McQueen's 12 YEARS A SLAVE stars Chiwetel Ejifor as Solomon Northup, a free black man in 1840s America. He makes his living as a fiddle player, and his wife is a teacher. He is captured by a pair of nefarious white men, and soon finds himself on a ship headed to New Orleans where he is informed he will be called Platt and is sold into slavery by an unscrupulous businessman (Paul Giamatti). As he toils away for the kindhearted but conflicted plantation owner Mr. Ford (Benedict Cumberbatch), who recognizes that Platt is both educated and an artist, he butts heads with Ford's underlings, especially the casually cruel Tibeats (Paul Dano). After they have a violent altercation, Ford fears for his slave's life and sells him to Mr. Epps (Michael Fassbender), an alcoholic sadist who owns a cotton plantation. Though Epps reads from the bible to his property, as he frequently refers to his slaves, he is himself not immune to sins of the flesh. He has taken the young Patsey (Lupita Nyong'o) - his best cotton picker -- as his lover, and this doesn't sit well at all with his severe wife (Sarah Paulson), whose particular hatred for blacks and her jealousy fuels her many degrading actions toward Patsey. Solomon bides his time, attempts to preserve a modicum of self-respect, and waits for the chance to reclaim his rightful name as well as his family.
ReviewsPhiladelphia Inquirer - ItÆs well-staged, well-acted, all the right people die in the end., NPR - It is Ejiofor ù bewildered, sorely tested, morally towering ù whose staggered dignity anchors the film., The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - Far from the push-button catharsis offered by most Hollywood redemption tales, the work is sober and deliberate, a mix of visceral intensity and artful design.
ScreenwriterJohn Ridley
CinematographerSean Bobbitt
Sound sourceDolby Digital
EditorJoe Walker
Movie/TV Title12 Years A Slave
Consumer AdviceContains strong violence, injury detail, sex, nudity and racist terms

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