Academy Award Winner for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay, and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, the film is based on the 1853 autobiography 'Twelve Years a Slave' by Solomon Northup. "Considering the social and economic importance of slavery in America's history, the scarcity of serious films depicting the daily life of slaves in the Confederate States is significant." 12 Years a Slave is based upon the memoirs of Solomon Northup, who endured a hellish period of enslavement in Louisiana, which is backed up by legal records. This gripping film is being shown in recognition of Black History Month.  (2013)  Rated R.  2h14m.