12 Years A Slave star Chiwetel Ejiofor on his moment
Chiwetel Ejiofor has admitted he was so daunted by the responsibility of playing a free man forced into slavery he waited a "day or two" before agreeing to take the leading role in 12 Years A Slave.
The controversial film tells the true story of Solomon Northup, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841.
Chiwetel talks about pre-filming nerves with the BBC's arts editor Will Gompertz.
Film clips courtesy of Entertainment One UK Ltd
03 Jan 2014
- From the section Entertainment & Arts