Exactly Related on Instagram: "This movie was great. The actually book by Mr. Northup is absolutely incredible and sad. It's should be required reading. 🎬 "12 Years a Slave" is a 2013 American historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen, based on Solomon Northup's 1853 memoir. The story follows Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free African American man in the 1840s, who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Forced to endure brutal conditions, Solomon adopts the name "Plat" and struggles