The Birth of a Nation

– 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
The Birth of a Nation (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.

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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.

Director:

Nate Parker

Writer:

Nate Parker (screenplay by), Nate Parker (story by), Jean McGianni Celestin (story by)

Main Actors:

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

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:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%
Metacritic:
69%