12 Years a Slave (2013) is a historical drama based on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free Black man from New York who is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South in the 1840s. Torn from his family and stripped of his identity, Solomon endures years of brutal treatment under various masters, including the sadistic plantation owner Edwin Epps. Despite unimaginable suffering, he clings to his dignity and hope for freedom. His life changes when he meets a sympathetic abolitionist