为奴十二年

Solomon Northup（切瓦特·埃加福特 Chiwetel Ejiofor 饰）本来是一个自由人，以演奏小提琴为生，有一个妻子和两个孩子，生活其乐融融。不料他却被两个白人以为马戏团表演伴奏所骗，去了华盛顿，一觉醒来发现自己成了黑奴。起初他被卖给了Ford先生（本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇 Benedict Cumberbatch 饰），在庄园里当奴隶。不久又被卖给了素有“黑奴终结者”之称的Epps先生（迈克尔·法斯宾德 Michael Fassbender 饰），他在种植园里日复一日地采摘棉花，也目睹了许多黑奴的悲剧。12年过去了，他始终没有放弃重回自由人的希望，直到遇到了一个思想进步的人士——木匠Bass先生（布拉德·皮特 Brad Pitt 饰）。Solomon是否能结束他身为奴隶的命运？ 　　本片根据Solomon Northup的真人真事改编。Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty personified by a malevolent slave owner, 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 will forever alter his life.