![WATCH: The star-studded trailer for 12 Years a Slave: The Extraordinary True Story of Solomon Northup | The Week WATCH: The star-studded trailer for 12 Years a Slave: The Extraordinary True Story of Solomon Northup | The Week](https://mediacloud.theweek.com/image/private/s--d_yKEKWC--/f_auto,t_primary-image-mobile@1/v1608166823/50613_article_full.jpg)
WATCH: The star-studded trailer for 12 Years a Slave: The Extraordinary True Story of Solomon Northup | The Week
![Solomon Northup. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative ofSolomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in1841, and Rescued in 1853. Solomon Northup. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative ofSolomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in1841, and Rescued in 1853.](https://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/northup/northuptp.gif)
Solomon Northup. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative ofSolomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in1841, and Rescued in 1853.
![12 Years a Slave' movie review: A masterpiece of form, content, emotion and performance. - The Washington Post 12 Years a Slave' movie review: A masterpiece of form, content, emotion and performance. - The Washington Post](https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_606w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2013/10/15/Weekend/Images/wk-12years1018-1.jpg)