Movie Lovers Reels on Instagram: "“12 Years a Slave” is a harrowing and profoundly moving true story about Solomon Northup, a free Black man from New York who is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the pre–Civil War South. Stripped of his freedom and identity, Solomon endures unimaginable cruelty but never loses his will to survive or his hope to be reunited with his family. Through raw performances and powerful storytelling, the film exposes the brutal realities of slavery while honoring the res