2) 12 Years a Slave (2013)
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Based on this very harrowing adaptation, inspired by the 1853 memoir, comes the movie 12 Years a Slave, directed by Steve McQueen. Chiwetel Ejiofor performs the character of Solomona, a free man kidnapped and sold into slavery. The film raises several brutal realities about American slavery; it won three Academy Awards and Best Picture. Lupita Nyong'o won an Oscar in the breakout role of Patsey. The film remains one of the strongest historical dramas that resoundingly sparks debate regarding institutionalized racism.
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