What is 12 Years a Slave (movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''12 Years a Slave''''' is a 2013 [[United Kingdom|British]]-[[United States|American]] historical biographical drama movie based on the book ''[[12 Years a Slave]]''. It is directed by [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]]. It stars [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]], [[Michael Fassbender]], [[Benedict Cumberbatch]], [[Paul Giamatti]], and [[Brad Pitt]]. It was composed by [[Hans Zimmer]]. It was released on November 1, 2013 in the United States. The film was first shown at the [[Telluride Film Festival]] on August 30, 2013. It will be released in the UK in January 2014. On October 20 2013 McQueen won Hollywood Breakout Director Award at the [[Hollywood Film Awards]] for the film. On November 14 he won Bronze Horse for Best Film - Special Mention at the [[Stockholm International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/news/2013/winners-24th-stockholm-international-film-festival |title=Winners of the 24th Stockholm international film festival |access-date=2013-11-26 |archive-date=2013-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219160532/http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/news/2013/winners-24th-stockholm-international-film-festival |url-status=dead }}</ref> Movie critics gave the film good reviews. Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Washington Post, and The New York Times called ''12 Years a Slave'' the best movie of 2013. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.12yearsaslave.com/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208042246/http://www.12yearsaslave.com/ |date=2014-02-08 }} * {{imdb title|2024544}} {{movie-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:12 Years a Slave}} [[Category:Best Picture Oscar]] [[Category:Academy Award winning movies]] [[Category:Golden Globe Award winning movies]] [[Category:2013 drama movies]] [[Category:2010s American biographical movies]] [[Category:2010s American drama movies]] [[Category:British biographical movies]] [[Category:2010s British drama movies]] [[Category:Movies about sl