TY - GEN AU - AU - ED - ED - TI - 12 years a slave AV - PN1997.2 .A18169 2014 DVD PY - 2014/// CY - 1 Beverly Hills, California PB - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment KW - Northup, Solomon, KW - Slaves KW - Drama. KW - United States KW - African Americans KW - Plantation life KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Louisiana KW - Drama KW - Slavery KW - Kidnapping N1 - Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.; Based on the book Twelve years a slave by Solomon Northup; Extras: The team; The score; Sneak peek.; Director of photography, Sean Bobbitt ; production designer, Adam Stockhausen ; editor, Joe Walker ; costume designer, Patricia Norris ; music by Hans Zimmer.; Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Giamatti, Scoot McNairy, Lupita Nyong'o, Adepero Oduye, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Michael Kenneth Williams, Alfre Woodard, Chris Chalk, Taran Killam, Bill Camp.; MPAA rating: R, for violence/cruelty, some nudity and brief sexuality ; Canadian home video rating: 14A. N2 - Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, and newcomer Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave is both an unflinching account of slavery in American history and a celebration of the indomitable power of hope ER -