The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

12 Years a Slave

Few films have conquered the difficult task of depicting slavery accurately. 12 Years a Slave, based on Solomon Northup's 1853 novel of the same name, is singlehandedly one of the most thoughtful and accurate adaptations of life in slavery. It follows Northup's entrapment by slave owners even though he was a free man living in New York. 

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