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The film chronicles the harrowing true story of Solomon Northup, a free African-American man living in Saratoga Springs, New York. In 1841, he is deceived by two men offering him a job as a musician, drugged, and smuggled into Washington D.C., where he is sold into slavery. For twelve years, he endures the brutality of plantation life in Louisiana, struggling to maintain his dignity and hope for freedom while serving under various masters, particularly the cruel Edwin Epps. 12 years a slave vietsub