Title | : | The Birth of a Nation |
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Release | : | 2016 |
Rating | : | 6 |
Language | : | Italian, Russian, English, German, Latin |
Runtime | : | 120 |
Genre | : | Biography,Drama,History |
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.
Nate Parker (screenplay), Nate Parker (story by), Jean McGianni Celestin (story by)