12 Years A Slave Review. The movie is based on the actual accounts of solomon a former slave who had been freed by his friends (mcqueen, 2013). Save benedict cumberbatch and chiwetel ejiofor star in 12 years a slave credit:
The movie is based on the actual accounts of solomon a former slave who had been freed by his friends (mcqueen, 2013). 12 years a slave review. Parents need to know that 12 years a slave is a harrowing, moving drama based on a book written in the 1850s by solomon northup recounting his experiences as a slave, and it can be difficult to watch.
12 years a slave is an absolutely riveting film.
In large part, “12 years a slave” is an argument about american slavery that, in image after image, both reveals it as a system (signified in one scene by the sights and ominous, mechanical. He tells it himself in twelve years a slave. Sat 11 jan 2014 19.07 est. Indeed, 12 years a slave plays like the corrective it was designed to be, and looks and feels like the work of a director who has never seen roots, or glory, or amistad.