12 Years a Slave

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British-American co-production film historical drama film period drama film

12 Years a Slave is an Academy Award–winning historical drama film based on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free Black man kidnapped and sold into slavery in the 19th-century United States.

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Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British-American co-production → film → historical drama film → period drama film →
AcademyAward	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay → Academy Award for Best Picture → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress →
basedOn	Twelve Years a Slave → memoir by Solomon Northup →
character	Edwin Epps → Patsey → Solomon Northup → William Ford →
cinematographer	Sean Bobbitt →
composer	Hans Zimmer →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom → United States →
director	Steve McQueen →
distributor	Fox Searchlight Pictures →
editor	Joe Walker →
genre	biographical film → drama film → historical film → slavery film →
language	English →
leadActor	Chiwetel Ejiofor →
MPAARating	R →
portrays	Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup → Lupita Nyong'o as Patsey → Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps →
premiereDate	2013-08-30 →
premiereEvent	Telluride Film Festival →
producer	Anthony Katagas → Bill Pohlad → Brad Pitt → Dede Gardner → Jeremy Kleiner → Steve McQueen →
productionCompany	Plan B Entertainment → Regency Enterprises → River Road Entertainment →
releaseYear	2013 →
runtimeMinutes	134 →
screenwriter	John Ridley →
setInLocation	Louisiana → New York (state) →
setInPeriod	19th-century United States →
starring	Alfre Woodard → Benedict Cumberbatch → Brad Pitt → Chiwetel Ejiofor → Lupita Nyong'o → Michael Fassbender → Paul Dano → Paul Giamatti → Sarah Paulson →
subject	kidnapping → racism → slavery in the United States →
theatricalReleaseCountry	United States →
theatricalReleaseDate	2013-10-18 →
timeSettingEndYear	1853 →
timeSettingStartYear	1841 →
wonAward	BAFTA Award for Best Film → Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Benedict Cumberbatch → Chiwetel Ejiofor → Chiwetel Ejiofor ("12 Years a Slave (stage and film recognition)") → Dede Gardner → Jeremy Kleiner → Michael Fassbender → Michael Fassbender ("12 Years a Slave (2013 film)") → Paul Giamatti → Plan B Entertainment → Steve McQueen →	notableWork
86th Academy Awards → Entertainment One →	notableFilm
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama → People's Choice Award →	notableWinner
12 Years a Slave ("Twelve Years a Slave") →	basedOn
86th Academy Awards →	bestAdaptedScreenplayWinner
86th Academy Awards →	bestPictureWinner
86th Academy Awards →	bestSupportingActressFilm
Steve McQueen →	directed
BAFTA Award for Best Film →	hasNotableRecipient
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay →	hasNotableWinner
Dede Gardner →	hasProduced
Plan B Entertainment →	notableAwardWork
Plan B Entertainment →	produced