12 Years a Slave (2013): Steve McQueen's treatise on despair, solitude, lust and sadomasochism
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12 Years a Slave is a 2013 British-American historical drama film directed by British filmmaker Steve McQueen. Written by John Ridley, the screenplay of 12 Years a Slave is based on an 1853 autobiography of the same name by Solomon Northup.
