12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave is an American historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen and based on the autobiography ' Twelve Years a Slave ' (1853) by Solomon Northup.[3]  the film won an Oscar for Best Filmin 2014. The award was accepted by producer and actor Brad Pitt.



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == 1841. Solomon is a free man and lives with his family in New York. When his family out of town, he is kidnapped by two men. He is tied to the South brought and sold as a slave. Solomon claims to be a free man, but no one believes him. Treated as a slave for years Solomon is horrible. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] == ==Background[ Edit] == Screenwriter John Ridley and Director Steve McQueen had been around since 2008 the idea of a film about slavery in the United States to do. It was Steve McQueen's wife Bianca Rigter, the Dutch, which the autobiography ' Twelve Years a Slave "by Solomon Northup from 1853 las and its partner to film this story correctly, recommended[4] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" len="168" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" len="168" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" len="168" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" len="168" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  Ridley wrote then, on the basis of this book the scenario. By Steve McQueen in August 2011 Eaa Chiwetel was attracted to the role of Solomon Northup and in October 2011 added Michael Fassbender joined the cast for the role of Edwin Epps. Filming took place in New Orleans (Louisiana) in the United States by June 2012 to mid-August 2012.
 * 2 Cast
 * Background 3
 * 4 Trivia
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<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado on August 30, 2013.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" len="168" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [9]  <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" len="170" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10]  the film received many positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes (rating: 97%).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" len="170" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">It was re-released on november 11, 2013 Music from and Inspired by 12 Years a Slave released by Columbia Records. The album contains the original film music and music from artists inspired by the film. The album was produced by Hans Zimmerand John Legend .<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" len="170" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [12] ==Trivia<span class="mw-editsection" len="329" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Awards and nominations<span class="mw-editsection" len="344" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The film also won other prizes. The film won a total of 155 prices and 153 nominations.
 * Director Steve McQueen compares the story of Solomon Northup with that of Anne Frank.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" len="170" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [13]