The Birth of a Nation

Name: The Birth of a Nation
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Released: 2016-10-07
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 6.40
Cast: Nate Parker, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley, Armie Hammer

– Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.40 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours

Release Year:

2016

Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virgina that results in a violent retaliation from whites.

Styles:

Inspirational, Dramatic, Biblical, Intense, Bloody, Brutal, Factual, Emotional, Stylized

Story Timeline:

19th Century

Producing Country:

Canada, USA

Filming Locations:

Southern Usa, Virginia

Genre:

History, Biography, Drama

The Birth of a Nation (2016) - Trailer

Release Date:

07 Oct 2016

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Official Trailer

Directed by:

Nate Parker

Story Written By:

Jean McGianni Celestin, Nate Parker

Main Actors:

Nate Parker, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley, Armie Hammer

Plot:

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 an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.

Awards:

4 wins & 26 nominations.

Gross profit:

$15,849,340

Production Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

72%

Metacritic: