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Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o made her feature film debut in 12 Years a Slave, and she won the Oscar for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Patsey.
Patsey left the plantation in May 1863 with the Union soldiers. Her life and fate thereafter is unknown. In 1850, she had a daughter named Mary White, who was born into slavery and in the Epps plantation.
The movie is also about the love Edwin Epps (Dickie Gravois), the slave master, has for his slave, Patsey (Lupita Nyong'o), and his inability to understand why he is attracted to her. Epp's frustration with his love towards Patsey results in him physically abusing her.
Pitt was a producer on the film, and took a role as a Canadian who is working on the plantation where Northup ends up. For Pitt, making 12 Years was the very definition of what movies are for. It's one of those few films that cuts to the base of our humanity, he said.
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