Biographical historical drama film, based on the 1853 slave memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, an African American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. by two conmen in 1841 and sold into slavery.
2013 Director - Steve McQueen Production - Regency Enterprises, River Road Entertainment, Plan B Entertainment, Film4 Starring - Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita Nyong'o, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Alfre Woodard Screenplay / Writer - John Ridley Cinematography - Sean Bobbitt Editor - Joe Walker