’12 Years A Slave’ Early Oscar Buzz: Brad Pitt, Alfre Woodard, Chiwetel Ejiofor

12 Years A Slave Movie 12 Years A Slave Early Oscar Buzz: Brad Pitt, Alfre Woodard, Chiwetel Ejiofor

12 Years A Slave has been hitting the movie festivals and creating quite the buzz. The movie is based on the true story of Solomon Northup (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor), a freeman tricked and kidnapped into slavery. The heartfelt movie produced by Brad Pitt and directed by Steve McQueen, includes an incredible cast with the likes of Brad Pitt, Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o, Alfre Woodard, Michael Fassbender, and Quvenzhané Wallis.

This film will take you on an emotional roller coaster; the scenes dealing with the cruelty of slavery are painfully agonizing to watch, but it’s worth it. Check out the trailer below, and make sure you share it with your friends and pass it along. This is an Oscar worthy film with a leading black man, and a mix race cast that takes on slavery and freedom in ways yet unseen:

12 YEARS A SLAVE is based on an incredible true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender) 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 (Brad Pitt) forever alters his life. {Source}