12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave is a 2013 British-American historical drama film and an adaptation of the 1853 slave narrative memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a New York State-born free African-American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841 and sold into slavery. Northup worked on plantations in the state of Louisiana for twelve years before his release. Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita Nyong'o, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, and Alfre Woodard are all featured in supporting roles. The budget to make this film was 22 million dollars. The box-office was $187.7 million. Although it didn't have a huge box-office, it won an Oscar for Best Picture. Their supporting actress, Lupita Nyong'o, also won an Oscar. In rotten tomatoes, it has a 97% fresh tomatoes.