With Hunger, his feature debut in 2008, Turner Prize-winning artist-turned-director Steve McQueen made a bold statement right out of the gate: he was a filmmaker to watch. Three years later, Shame solidified his reputation as an audacious director with an unflinching eye. And now, with 12 Years a Slave, which screened this week at the Toronto International Film Festival after premiering at Telluride, McQueen has made what is destined to become the definitive film about slavery in the American South.
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Steve McQueen Talks ’12 Years A Slave,’ ‘Django Unchained’, Pitt & Fassbender & More
