Great New Trailer for 12 YEARS A SLAVE
I've been hearing nothing but great things about director Steve McQueen‘s 12 Years a Slave. It was one of the most buzzed about films at the Toronto International Film Festival. We've got another great, short trailer for the powerful looking film, which has an amazing cast that includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita Nyong'o, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, and Alfre Woodard.
12 YEARS A SLAVE is based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender) 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 (Brad Pitt) forever alters his life.
The movie comes out on October 18th, 2013 in a limited release and then goes wide on November 1st.