12 Years a Slave, directed by Steve McQueen and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor in a career performance, tells the true story of Solomon Northup, a free Northerner kidnapped into slavery in the 1800s. Nominated for Best Picture, Crosswalk has also named it our own Movie of the Year for 2013. Editors Shawn McEvoy and Stephen McGarvey explain why.
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