12 Years a Slave
Item Number
PN1997.2
Author/Artist/Editor
Steve McQueen, John Ridley
Type
DVD
Date
2014
Press/Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astoni