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Release Date:

October 18, 2013

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.”

Poster: B

Review: Overly simplified isn’t necessarily a great concept and while the design work is stellar, its lack of background detail make for a bland and easily forgettable design.

Trailer: A

Review: Steve McQueen is a brilliant director and this appears to be his first period drama about a rather challenging subject. The trailer makes it look like the epic slave saga we didn’t realize we were interested in watching.

Oscar Prospects:

This will be one of the big contenders at this year’s Oscars. Director Steve McQueen has been building a strong reputation for himself and this tale of a free man forced to live as a slave should pluck the right Academy voter strings.

Revisions:

(July 21, 2013) Original