Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave is based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War of United States, Solomon Northup (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Watch a clip from the film and interview with actor Ejiofor below:
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