A painful and deeply powerful experiencie, this may be the most crude way slavery has been portrayed on film to date, thanks to great performances and a riveting direction from McQueen.
This review of 12 Years a Slave (2013) was written by Carlos D on 17 Jan 2015.
12 Years a Slave has generally received very positive reviews.
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