Complex sentence: In retaliation, Tibeats and his friends try to lynch Northup, leading to Ford's selling Northup away, to protect him from Tibeats, to Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender), a cruel planter who believes his right to abuse his slaves is biblically sanctioned.
Split into simpler sentences: In retaliation, Tibeats and his friends try to lynch Northup. This retaliatory attempt leads to Ford's plan to protect Northup by selling him away to Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender), a cruel planter who believes his right to abuse his slaves is biblically sanctioned.