Birth of a Nation
- Release Date
- September 9, 2016
- Director
- Nate Parker
- Cast
- Armie Hammer , Jackie Earle Haley , Gabrielle Union , Penelope Ann Miller , Mark Boone Junior , Nate Parker
- Runtime
- 110
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Studio
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Writers
- Jean McGianni Celestin , Nate Parker
- Tagline
- The Untold Story of Nat Turner
Summary
Set against the antebellum South, THE BIRTH OF A NATION follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer), accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities - against himself and his fellow slaves - Nat orchestrates and uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.
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