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12 Years a Slave
10:00 pm - 12:40 am Thursday, September 3
12 Years a Slave
A free black man living in pre-Civil War New York is abducted and sold into slavery. He spends the next 12 years struggling to survive and maintain his dignity in the face of brutal treatment, while clinging to a desperate hope that he can return to his family. Oscar-winning historical drama based on Solomon Northup's autobiographical book, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lupita Nyong'o and Brad Pitt
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- Chiwetel Ejiofor — Actor as Solomon Northup
- Michael Fassbender — Actor as Edwin Epps
- Benedict Cumberbatch — Actor as William Ford
- Brad Pitt — Actor as Bass
- Lupita Nyong'o — Actor as Patsey
- Sarah Paulson — Actor as Mistress Epps
- Paul Dano — Actor as Tibeats
- Alfre Woodard — Actor as Mistress Shaw
- Steve McQueen — Director
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