Solomon was a free black man living in Western New York around the time of the Civil war. He was kidnapped by two men and sold into the slavery ring.

Rating: 9/10 (12 January 2015)

This movie was a intense and revealing movie. It truly took you back to the time and captured the cruelty of slavery. It made you feel how horrid it was. Many people think that you should hide from this sort of exposure. That we shouldn't have to "relive" this time. But what happens if you don't show people how ugly and disgusting it was? We can't blind people from the past or history could end up repeating itself. This movie is definitely not for younger viewers. It is a good movie for older teenagers and adults. It is raunchy and is not shameful with showing how slave owners harmed the slaves. I really liked how it had an owner in the movie that was a good man and protected his slaves. Even though slavery was horribly wrong, it shows the other point of view by the owners that they were taking care of their slaves, so it was okay. One thing I totally did not understand is why slave owners would kill their slaves. Most of them had the attitude that they were their "property" and that they "paid good money for them" so no one should take them. They just have way too much pride and even if one of the slaves breathed the wrong way they would get whipped. I recommend this movie to older high school classrooms and to all adults. It is a completely true story so it is great exposure to the horrible nature of that time.