
The extraordinary true story of Solomon Northup
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Cast
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Dwight Henry
- Dickie Gravois
- Bryan Batt
- Ashley Dyke
- Kelsey Scott
- Quvenzhané Wallis
- Cameron Zeigler
- Tony Bentley
- Scoot McNairy
- Taran Killam
- Christopher Berry
- Bill Camp
- Mister Mackey Jr.
- Chris Chalk
- Craig Tate
- Adepero Oduye
- Storm Reid
- Tom Proctor
- Marc Macaulay
- Vivian Fleming-Alvarez
- Michael Kenneth Williams
- Douglas M. Griffin
- John McConnell
- Marcus Lyle Brown
- Richard Holden
- Rob Steinberg
- Paul Giamatti
- Anwan Glover
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- James C. Victor
- Liza J. Bennett
- Nicole Collins
- J.D. Evermore
- Paul Dano
- Michael Fassbender
- Sarah Paulson
- Lupita Nyong'o
- Andy Dylan
- Deneen Tyler
- Mustafa Harris
- Gregory Bright
- Austin Purnell
- Thomas Francis Murphy
- Andre De'Sean Shanks
- Kelvin Harrison Jr.
- Scott Michael Jefferson
- Alfre Woodard
- Isaiah Jackson
- Garret Dillahunt
- Topsy Chapman
- Devin Maurice Evans
- Brad Pitt
- Jay Huguley
- Devyn A. Tyler
- Willo Jean-Baptiste
- Dudley Fuqua
- Jason Ament
- Jon Arthur
- Sean Paul Braud
- Blake Burt
- Carroll Burt
- Joseph Randy Causin
- Edward J. Clare
- JJ Coker
- Haylie Creppel
- Robert D'Arensbourg
- Emily D. Haley
- Mark Anthony Hardin
- Allyson Leigh Jordan
- Mark Joyce
- John C. Klein
- Cynthia LeBlanc
- Elton LeBlanc
- Allen Gibson Mann
- Kevonte Mcdonald
- Arnold Montey
- Ritchie Montgomery
- Myesha-Tiara
- Jason Owen
- Shawn Parsons
- Haley Powell
- Wayne Pére
- Terrell Ransom Jr.
- Erin Rementer
- Andre Robinson
- Katherine Jeanie Russell
- Philip A Scott
- Jarett Shorts
- Chaz Smith
- Tyler Soerries
- Tre Tureaud
- Landon L. Turner
- Justin Christopher Vaughn
- Bob Walker
- Caroline Grace Williamson
- Timothy Wyant
- Rosé Belara Young
Plots
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty personified by a malevolent slave owner, as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
In 1841, the Afro-American violinist Solomon Northup is a free man, living with his wife and children in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is hired by two men for a two-week tour in Washington with their theatrical company. However Solomon is kidnapped and sold as a slave in New Orleans with the nickname Platt. Along twelve years, he works in the plantations and has abusive treatment of his masters, until the day he meets the Canadian abolitionist Bass that promises to send a letter to his family.
In 1841, African American Solomon Northup, a free man, is kidnapped and forced into slavery under the name 'Platt' for 12 years. He faces the hardships of being a slave under the hands of a few different slave owners. Through faith, will power, and courage Northup must survive and endure those 12 years as a slave.
In the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South. Subjected to the cruelty of one malevolent owner, he also finds unexpected kindness from another, as he struggles continually to survive and maintain some of his dignity. Then in the 12th year of the disheartening ordeal, a chance meeting with an abolitionist from Canada changes Solomon's life forever.