Review of 12 Years a Slave (2013) by Matt T — 30 Aug 2014
To experience "12 Years a Slave" is to be increasingly uncomfortable, to be horrified, to weep, and to ache for human suffering and man's history of inhumanity to others. It is the masterfully-told true story of Solomon Northup, a black man born free in the North, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South.
It is unafraid to force its audience to look our nation's greatest atrocity straight in the eye, demanding to be seen for what it truly was. It is unapologetically brutal, it is cruel, and it is heart-wrenching. But it could be no other way.
9/10.
This review of 12 Years a Slave (2013) was written by Matt T on 30 Aug 2014.
12 Years a Slave has generally received very positive reviews.
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