The extraordinary true story of Solomon Northup
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson |
Director |
Steve McQueen |
Screenplay | John Ridley, from the book by Solomon Northup |
Music | Hans Zimmer |
Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt |
Editing | Joe Walker |
Sound formats | Dolby |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2013 |
Produced by | Regency Enterprises, River Road Entertainment, Plan B Entertainment, New Regency Pictures, Film4 |
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Genre | Biography |
Language | Moderate impact |
Nudity | Full frontal both male and female, non-sexual context, brief |
Sex | Moderate to strong, implied, infrequent |
Violence | Frequent, very strong, physical, psychological, intense, realistic, prolonged, graphic, gory |
Prejudice | Frequent, very strong scenes of racism and discrimination against black people |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | Some alcohol use (in context) |
Comments | Complex and mature and very strong impact. |
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Suggested age limit 14 + |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Ann Hornaday Unflinching look at humanity | 15 | |
Die Burger Riëtte Grobler Realisme tref soos vuishou in die maag | 15 | |
Cape Times Todd McCarthy Finding freedom | 15 | |
ScreenIt C. Fuchs This should be one of the top Oscar contenders of the year. Just be prepared for moments that will likely be seared into your mind and soul for some time. 12 Years a Slave comes off somewhat like Schindler's List in that its excellent but you might not ever want to watch it again. | 16 | |
Metacritic.com 48 critics | 19 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 238 critics | 18 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer It's far from comfortable viewing, but 12 Years a Slave's unflinchingly brutal look at American slavery is also brilliant -- and quite possibly essential -- cinema. | 19 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 18 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 40981 Netizens Abducted to a Southern hell | 17 | |
Average .. 84% | 17 |