Moving portrayal of a side of slavery not seen before

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2013)

Hard to believe this story has not been shown in movies up to this date. A true story of a free man taken in to slavery and eventually escaping! A moving story, well played by all involved. The main actors are brilliant unknowns and the Director - Steve McQueen - has just captured my future attention. Brad Pitt even appears without his usual spastic moves. This movie is perhaps more worthy than Roots as the best depiction of the broken humanity that slavery caused. My odds-on favorite for several Oscars. One weak point - and I'm not sure if this is in the book: the ease which the main character appears to be 'captured'. That a family man would tell no-one of his plans leaves one to wonder what's being left out.