A harsh and honest portrayal of slavery

Rating: 9/10 (13 June 2014)

I will admit that when watching the movie it does a rather effective job showing the harsh realities of slavery and the brutality behind it. Chitwel plays so,Oman Northrop a free man living in New York in the Saratoga springs section with his wife and two children. His life gets turned upside down when he is tricked into thinking he will be performing but instead drugged and sold into slavery. First he is yarn in by William ford played by Benedict cumberbatch but circumstances force Soloman by by sold to the even harsher Edwin wonderfully played by Michael fassbender who thinks that it is his given right to abuse the slaves for his pleasure. Edwin's jealous and spiteful evil wife wife Mary played by Sarah Paulsen is great in the movie. Newcomer lupita is great in the film as patsy,