The Birth of a Nation
– Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans..
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.
07 Oct 2016
English
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.
Nate Parker
Nate Parker (screenplay by), Nate Parker (story by), Jean McGianni Celestin (story by)
Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley
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.
4 wins & 26 nominations.
$15,849,340
Fox Searchlight Pictures