Directed by:
Steve McQueenScreenplay:
John RidleyCinematography:
Sean BobbittComposer:
Hans ZimmerCast:
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Paulson, Paul Dano, Brad Pitt, Paul Giamatti, Michael Kenneth Williams (more)VOD (1)
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12 Years a Slave tells the 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, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty from a malevolent slave owner (Michael Fassbender), Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity in his quest to be reunited with his family. (Icon Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Chiwetel Ejiofor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/315/166315976_e6c3e2.jpg)
Chiwetel Ejiofor
UK
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Love Actually (2003)
The Martian (2015)
![Michael Fassbender](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/157/162157154_4b5c66.png)
Michael Fassbender
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
![Lupita Nyong'o](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/441/166441952_dc03c0.png)
Lupita Nyong'o
Mexico
Best movies:
12 Years a Slave (2013)
The Jungle Book (2016)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
![Benedict Cumberbatch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/211/166211759_670f1e.jpg)
Benedict Cumberbatch
UK
Best movies:
Frankenstein (2011) (theatrical recording)
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
![Sarah Paulson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/198/163198178_81a512.png)
Sarah Paulson
USA
Best movies:
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Pretty/Handsome (2008) (TV movie)
Game Change (2012) (TV movie)
![Paul Dano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218567_3f239e.jpg)
Paul Dano
USA
Best movies:
Prisoners (2013)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
![Brad Pitt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/116/167116488_7b62a6.jpg)
Brad Pitt
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
Fight Club (1999)
Snatch (2000)
![Paul Giamatti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/184/162184316_197b09.jpg)
Paul Giamatti
USA
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
The Truman Show (1998)
Cinderella Man (2005)
![Michael Kenneth Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/367/367154_e4b434.jpg)
Michael Kenneth Williams
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Gone, Baby, Gone (2007)
![Dwight Henry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/025/059/25059605_514d93.jpg)
Dwight Henry
Best movies:
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
The Birth of a Nation (2016)
![Bryan Batt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188369_0ac2c9.jpg)
Bryan Batt
USA
Best movies:
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2022)
LBJ (2016)
![Taran Killam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/488/488789_ee17e1.jpg)
Taran Killam
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
![Scoot McNairy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/988/157988078_6c9c8e.jpg)
Scoot McNairy
USA
Best movies:
Gone Girl (2014)
Godless (2017) (series)
The Comey Rule (2020) (series)
![Ruth Negga](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/072/165072771_53e400.jpg)
Ruth Negga
Ethiopia
Best movies:
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
World War Z (2013)
![Garret Dillahunt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/679/162679439_c8991e.jpg)
Garret Dillahunt
USA
Best movies:
No Country for Old Men (2007)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Amigo (2010)
![Alfre Woodard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/522/166522522_322985.jpg)
Alfre Woodard
USA
Best movies:
K-Pax (2001)
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
Primal Fear (1996)
![Adepero Oduye](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/282/165282867_ac2cfc.jpg)
Adepero Oduye
USA
Best movies:
When They See Us (2019) (series)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
The Big Short (2015)
![Quvenzhané Wallis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/015/167015383_c10090.png)
Quvenzhané Wallis
USA
Best movies:
Lemonade (2016) (TV movie)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Fathers and Daughters (2015)
![Bill Camp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/932/164932700_009f6f.png)
Bill Camp
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Joker (2019)
Lawless (2012)
![Chris Chalk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/181/158181612_981b9f.jpg)
Chris Chalk
Best movies:
When They See Us (2019) (series)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Rent (2005)