1. Shortly after his kidnapping and beating in Washington D.C., the camera pans from a horrified Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor) pleading help to a long short of the U.S. Capitol building. What is the film maker suggesting to us?
2. Compare and contrast two men depicted in the film, William Ford (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender). Both are owners of Northup, however, they are very different men in their treatment of the people they keep in bondage.
3. The film unfolds before us in the eyes of the central character, it is almost like a real nightmare that Northup lives through. There are many horrendous scenes, select one that you found particularly powerful and explain your choice.
4. At one point, Northup displays his knowledge of canal building impressing Ford, but later a female slave reminds him of his status. Explain
5. At the end of the film Northup regains his freedom, as he leaves the plantation (in relief) and looks back at Patsey (Lupita Nyong’O), what may she be thinking?
6. There are religious services shown in the film, what is the film maker be saying about Christianity as it was practiced on the Southern Plantations?
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