12 Years a Slave

Winner of three Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress, this acclaimed drama follows the plight of Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man in 1840s New York, who is abducted and sold into slavery. Shipped to New Orleans, Northup labors for years to survive and win his freedom, while bonding with a young woman (Lupita Nyong'o) suffering the abuses of a cruel plantation owner (Michael Fassbender). Also stars Sarah Paulson, Benedict Cumberbatch. 134 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DVS Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Surround stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround stereo; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish; featurettes.