12 Years A Slave (English)

12 Years A Slave (English): The film which  won the Golden Globe Award for the Best Motion Picture (Drama), nominated for 9 Academy Awards and also, which will be releasing in India today, is indeed an all and all well directed film having shades of directors like John Ford, Steven Spielberg and even Quentin Tarantino. The film has a screenplay by John Ridley, based on the book by the same written by Solomon Northup in the 1860's on his encounter with the slavery that makes you bind as well as bite your nails and even sympathize with the circumstances shown in the film, then the cinematography by Sean Bobbitt not only captures the best of the slavery and brutality but also reminds us of the camerawork as we saw in the film of John Ford. The production design by Adam Stockhausen, costume design by Patricia Norris and even the sound design by Leslie Shatz and Bryan Arenas are simply perfect to say the least. In the performances, Chiwetel Ejifor, Dwight Henry, Kelsey Scott, Scoot Mcnairy and rest are simply riveting and convincing as well. The cameo by the film's co-producer Brad Pitt is also worth cherishing. A great "Great Escape" kind of fare, making a must watch. 
My rating would be 4.5/5

By - Yash Mishra