- The film is the third time that starring Michael Fassbender has collaborated with Steve McQueen. The first two were "Hunger" and "Shame". McQueen only directed these three feature films at the time.
- This is the third collaboration between Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt. The first two were "Shameless Bastard" and "Black Gold Murder". Among them, "Black Gold Murder" will be released after the film.
- Tyron Killham, who plays Hamilton, is a comedian who often plays Brad Pitt in SNL. Although they all starred in this movie, Tyronn Killham has never seen Pete on the set.
- This movie is Steve McQueen’s first movie with more than one word in the title. His previous films, such as "Hunger" and "Shame" have only one word in the title.
- Quivin Zani Wallis and Dwight Henry both appeared in this movie, and before that, they had collaborated on "The Beast of the South". More coincidentally, "The Beast of the South" is their film debut.
- The story told in the film was once made into a TV movie in 1984 with the title "American Theater: Solomon Northup's Odyssey." And the one who plays Solomon Northup is Avery Brooks.
- "Twelve Years as a Slave" was selected as the top film of the year by well-known film critics from more than 20 authoritative American media such as "Rolling Stone", "Entertainment Weekly", "Washington Post", "New York Times", and "Variety Show".
12 Years a Slave behind the scenes gags
2021-10-18 09:27
Extended Reading
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Marjolaine 2022-04-24 07:01:02
It is not simply the race, the indifference of the same kind, the indifference of human nature, the despair and helplessness of human beings.
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Vaughn 2021-10-20 18:59:25
The soundtrack (or similar soundtrack) is very thoughtful. The front, middle and back three long shots are pressed into the array. The clever flashbacks on the structure of Shunxu are laid out. …The rhythm of all these aspects is quite likable. In this case, I will not discuss whether the story is my favorite subject.
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Freeman: Put the least thought in your head. C'mon, now. Think of somethin'.
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Ford: [Ford is attempting to buy Eliza, who begs to allow her daughter to come too. Her son having just been sold] How much for the little girl? You have no need for her. One so young will bring you no profit.
Freeman: I will not sell the girl. There's heaps 'n piles of money to be made off her. She is a beauty. One of the regular bloods. None of your thick-lipped, bullet headed, cotton picking niggers.
Ford: Her child, man. For God's sake, are you not sentimental in the least?
Freeman: My sentimentality stretches the length of a coin. Do you want the lot, Mr. Ford, or do you pass on them all?
Ford: I will take the ones Platt and Eliza.