Cinematic background from 12 Years a Slave 2013 - 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 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.

12 Years a Slave

2013

Biography, Drama, History

Directors:
Steve McQueen
Writers:
Solomon Northup, John Ridley
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Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – An african american woman wearing a head scarf and holding a knife in her hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man in a white shirt and a black neck tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A group of people in old - fashioned clothing on a sidewalk; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
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Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man sitting on the ground with his hands on his knees; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A group of men and women sitting on a dock; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man and a boy walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A person wearing a shirt and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man wearing a suit and a hat sitting on a bench; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A group of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – An older black woman wearing an old fashioned head scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A group of people in a field picking cotton; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man sitting at a dinner table holding a wine glass; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Two people hugging each other in a field; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A view of a city from a train window; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man wearing a straw hat and a beige jacket standing next to another man in a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man sitting on the ground using a cell phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man wearing a suit and a top hat in front of other men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A person with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man walking down a dirt road in a wooded area; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man hugging another man in front of a crowd of onlookers; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A group of native americans standing next to each other in the woods; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A person wearing a hat and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man sitting on steps looking at a tablet computer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A group of men standing next to each other in a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A group of men standing next to each other in a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A black man in a white shirt is standing in a field; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man sitting on the ground in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man standing in front of a fence in a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man standing next to another man in front of a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A woman wearing a hat and a red and white dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man wearing a hat is holding a bag; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A group of people working in a field with trees in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Two men in hats and suits sitting on a porch; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man with a beard and a mustache is standing outside; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A woman standing in front of a building wearing a dress; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A woman carrying a baby in a sling; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man standing next to another man in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man in a top hat standing next to another man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A woman in a straw hat standing in front of a field of cotton; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man sitting on a bench in front of some horses; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Two men talking to each other outside in the woods; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man in a brown jacket and a man in a black hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man and a woman laying on a bed together; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man wearing a hat and a jacket talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A group of people sitting in the grass with trees in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A black man in a brown shirt holding a wooden plank; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man standing in the middle of a forest; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Benedict cumberbatch as sherlock holmes in a scene from the tv series sherlock holmes : a game of shadows; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man standing in front of a wooden structure; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A black man in a brown shirt is running in a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Two men sitting on top of a wagon in front of a house; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man and a woman standing in front of a house; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man and a woman are looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A group of people standing in a field near a wire fence; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man wearing a hat and a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A woman's face in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A group of men standing next to each other in the woods; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Two men sitting next to each other on the grass; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A person wearing a shirt with trees in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man wearing a black hat and a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man sitting at a table holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man sitting in front of a table with food on top of it; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A group of men sitting on top of a wooden box; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man standing in the grass wearing a white shirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man wearing a hat standing next to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A group of men sitting next to each other on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man standing under a tree in a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Two men walking across a wooden bridge in a field; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A large white two story house sitting in the middle of a green field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A person wearing a robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A woman sitting in front of a pile of cotton; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man with long hair and a beard standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man is running in front of a large white house; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A group of people sitting on a porch of an old house; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – An old man standing in front of a wooden table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man holding a little girl in his arms; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man holding a lantern while another man stands next to him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A man sitting on the ground while holding a cell phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “12 Years a Slave” (2013), directed by Steve McQueen – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle