Review of 12 Years a Slave (2013) by J. Hoberman for Harper's Magazine — 04 Mar 2018
12 Years a Slave is, like The Trial, a trapdoor over the abyss. Although less abrupt than Kafka's novel, the movie wastes little time before plunging its viewer into a nightmare of dehumanization.
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This review of 12 Years a Slave (2013) was written by J. Hoberman and published by Harper's Magazine on 04 Mar 2018.
12 Years a Slave has generally received very positive reviews.
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