Mark Kermode reviews 12 years a Slave

Mark Kermode reviews 12 years a Slave.  Based on a true story; Steve McQueen's film tells the story of Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor) a free black man from upstate New York who was tricked and sold into slavery.

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