12 Years a Slave (2013)

12 Years a Slave: Directed by Steve McQueen. With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dwight Henry, Dickie Gravois, Bryan Batt. In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

“chitchens fan • 2 hours ago △ ▽ u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e− u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWell, to begin, I cannot remember the last time I could not get up at the end of a movie. I literally could not rise up from my seat. My body felt as though it were being weighed down by something considerably larger and heavier than myself… History had itu0026#39;s way with me( I am an African American woman). Thank you Mr. McQueen, Mr. Ejiofor, Ms. Nyongu0026#39;o, Ms. Paulson and others, and yes, even Mr. Fassbender. I am not a film critic nor a movie hobbyist, although I try to stay current, but what I am is a human being trying to understand the various problems and issues within our country. This movie is a potent reminder of why we are where we are as a society today. How man can be so unflinchingly cruel to his fellow man, especially if he looks, speaks or behaves differently, I will never understand.”