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Review of by Gary Dowell for Dark Horizons — 13 Jan 2015

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Easily the most powerful, compelling, devastating, and just plain blunt film about slavery ever made, Steve McQueen's adaptation of Solomon Northup's 1853 memoir, 12 Years a Slave is a raw and searing indictment.

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This review of 12 Years a Slave (2013) was written by and published by Dark Horizons on 13 Jan 2015.

12 Years a Slave has generally received very positive reviews.

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