Class acting, intriguing plot and right focus on reality

Rating: 9/10 (14 January 2014)

"12 Years a Slave" is an extremely touching and strong film in most aspects.
Quality is there in every scene and the feeling that you are actually in the times of slavery never leaves you during the whole story. Those, who think that Django Unchained had it all, prepare for a drama and much more brutal reality of those times. Colourful with violence and abuse, it is one of those movies when antagonists do not get any physical or emotional punishment for their sins, nor the enslaved ones get to the point of so desired by the viewer nemesis, just like it was historically.
There is no happy ending. Bitter of injustice does not abandon you with the redemption of the hero. Meant to be the most beautiful time of his life seeing kids grow, he spent being abused, beaten to his knees. The unique mix of class acting, intriguing plot and right focus on the reality of those times make the picture my personal top pick in 2013. Contribution of Michael Fassbender as the main villain deserves particular compliment.