2 Movies Starring Dwight Henry

12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-11-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

134 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (363143 Reviews)

Director:

Steve McQueen

Cast:

Writer:

John Ridley (screenplay)

Solomon Northup (based on "Twelve Years a Slave" by)

Fullplot:

Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender), as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist (Brad Pitt) will forever alter his life.

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-07-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (66101 Reviews)

Director:

Benh Zeitlin

Genres:

DramaFantasy

Cast:

Writer:

Lucy Alibar (screenplay)

Benh Zeitlin (screenplay)

Lucy Alibar (stage play "Juicy and Delicious")

Fullplot:

Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink, in the Bathtub, a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink's tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe; for a time when he's no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies out of whack, temperatures rise, and the ice caps melt, unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising, the aurochs coming, and Wink's health fading, Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother.

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