Based on the autobiography of Solomon Northup, was published in 1853 as "Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, From a Cotton Plantation Near the Red River, in Louisiana." The movie was really hard to watch at times especially when it shows the brutal beatings that Solomon Northup, played by Chiwitel Ejiofor, had to go through. Could you imagine being kidnapped away from your family then forced into slavery to do harsh labor. My heart goes out to him but also Patsey, played by Nyong'o. Who is a victim of rape by master Edwin Epps that cause jealousy wife to take her anger out on her. Once she hits her upside her head with something that cause to fall to the down bleeding out the side her face. You couldn't help but feel sympathy for her because heres a woman thats being molested by her master then torture by the wife. Another terrible scene is when Patsey leaves the plantation to wash up Epps get mad that she has left so he stripped her naked and tied her to a post. After striking her a couple of times he orders Solomon to take over but he strikes are too light. Epps yells "strike her until flesh is rent and meat and blood flow."
Then Epps threatens to kill the other slaves if he doesn't so whips her harder. Still not satisfied Epps grabs the whip blood splatters everywhere he almost killed her. She wanted to die anyways, the picture is the scene of her begging Solomon to end her misery by killing her. Imagine all the other slave women like Patsey who would rather die than live.
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