IES MAXIMO LAGUNA. TWELVE YEARS OF SLAVERY QUESTIONNAIRE.

NAME AND SURNAME:

QUALIFICATION

Based on a true event that occurred in 1850, 12 Years a Slave is the film adaptation of Solomon
Northup's memoirs. The film stars Solomon, a cultured black musician – a free man – who lives
with his wife and children in New York. After sharing a drink with some strangers, Solomon will
discover that he has been drugged and kidnapped to be sold as a slave in the South, on a
Louisiana plantation. Thus begins a hard journey as a slave on various plantations and a fight to
stay alive and preserve his dignity.

1. Mark the contents that you think best define the film:

Action Comedy Adventure Drama Science Fiction History Documentary Animation

Romance Musical Tears Horror Fantasy Catastrophe Historical War Western Thriller

2. Write your own summary of the movie.

3. If you couldn't have the one you have, what title would you have given this film?

4. Write down the three moments that seem most important to you in the development
of the film.

5. He explains the different ways Platt's different masters behave towards him. What do
you think this difference could be due to?

6. What is the reason that leads Patsy to ask Platt to drown her in the river?

7. 'I don't want to survive, I want to live.' What do you think the character wants to
express with this statement? 'No man of conscience can whip a person day after day
without destroying himself.' What do you think this phrase means about violence?

8. What groups do you think suffer from racism and why?

9. Write down five possible solutions against racism.

10. Reflect and write down your ideas regarding the following themes and values that
appear in the film.

 The family.

 The trust.

 The greed.

 The survival instinct.

 Evil

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