12 Years a Slave (2013) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 stars

A graphic rehash of the old slave plantation days is shown in this 2013 release that runs 134 minutes.While the acting is great,the story is interesting,but at the end of the day nothing that hasn't been shown or said before is shown other than basingt his film on a book written by a former slave. The "N" word is also said for effect too much for me.Still the younger folks who didn't grow up seeing the old YV series"Roots"would learn some things I believe.Trailer URL follows the picture and a IMDB summary is below.

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi302032921/