12 years a slave

True autobiography of an african-american which tells the horrific conditions of slaves in that era. In 1841 African American Solomon Northup a free man is kidnapped and forced into slavery under the name 'Platt' for 12 years. He faces the hardships of being a slave under the hands of a few different slave owners. Through faith will power and courage Northup must survive and endure those 12 years as a slave