Three times Oscar Academy Award winning movie 12 Years A Slave is out on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 12 and we have 3 copies of the film on DVD, the Soundtrack CD and book that tells the extraordinary true story of Solomon Northup to giveaway.
Steve McQueen’s universally acclaimed masterpiece portraying an unflinching account of slavery and the power of hope is the most important film this year. 12 Years A Slave features incredibly powerful performances from an award winning and talented cast bringing this historical memoir alive. BAFTA winner and Oscar nominee for his career defining performance as unbreakable Solomon Northup is Chiwetel Ejiofor (Dirty Pretty Things, Children of Men); Michael Fassbender (Shame, Prometheus) stars as ferocious and cruel Edwin Epps; Benedict Cumberbatch (‘Sherlock’, War Horse) plays hostile plantation owner Ford; Paul Dano (Prisoners, There Will Be Blood) is ruthless bully John Tibeats; Sarah Paulson (MUD, American Horror Story) stars as malicious Mistress Epps; Paul Giamatti (Saving Private Ryan, The Illusionist) is the unfeeling Freeman; Brad Pitt (World War Z, Inglorious Basterds) plays free thinker Bass; and Lupita Nyong’o stars in her Academy-Award® winning and breakout role as victimised Patsey.
12 Years A Slave is based on the memoir and slave narrative of Solomon Northup which tells an incredible true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty personified by a malevolent slave owner, (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 (Pitt) forever alters his life.
Having dazzled the critics and won an amazing130 awards so far, you will definitely want this film as part of your collection.
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What is the name of the director behind the film 12 Years A Slave?
A) Lightening McQueen
B) Steve McQueen
C) David McQueen