12 Years a Slave (2013) R | 2h 14min | Biography, Drama, History | 8 November 2013 (USA) IMDb Today we discuss the 2013 Oscar-winning film “12 Years a Slave”. We’re going to talk about Judging the law Exploring how slaves are deprived of identity, rights and humanity And the consequences for the society that permits it. The Making of a Slave It takes coordinated and systematic work to break down an individual into a slave.