The storyline which is based on a true story is very attractive. Every single scene was gripping and the movie was reflecting successfully the era when the story happened. I also liked the scenario but the lead actor did not give me the impression of a man who was forcibly detached from his family. He was not complaining enough being away from his family, he was only trying to get used to be a slave and to survive. In my opinion, a person who left outside alone from his family had to suffer more. He did not worry about if his family was ok or still alive. This situation is 'vice versa' for Solomon Northup's family too. During the film, we could not figure out if the family tried to reach Solomon Northup. The last missing thing was that the movie had to show the time of Solomon Northup's slavery process too because we could not understand how many time passed and it made more difficult to follow the process.