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To be a free man and a man with a trade, was a lot to be proud of for a black man in 19th century America. Solomon Northup was such a man. Then, one fateful day, his good life and all his dreams came to a crashing halt. Solomon Northup was kidnapped and carried off into slavery to serve on a plantation in the South. For twelve long years he experienced the cruelty and subjugation that was slavery. Under any circumstances, it's a harrowing story, one that is compelling and wonderfully realized in this motion picture. Under most circumstances, this would be a story worth telling. Under these circumstances, it is a story that needs to be told. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Avery Brooks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/040/166040325_d00f57.jpg)
Avery Brooks
USA
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
The Big Hit (1998)
15 Minutes (2001)
![John Saxon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/654/164654107_25891d.jpg)
John Saxon
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Violent Naples (1976)
A Star is Born (1954)