Movie
The Birth of a Nation
2016R2h6.6 / 10
The Untold Story of Nat Turner
Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation from whites.
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Synopsis
Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation from whites.
More about The Birth of a Nation
Cast
Nate ParkerNat Turner
Armie HammerSamuel Turner
Aja Naomi KingCherry
Jackie Earle HaleyRaymond Cobb
Penelope Ann MillerElizabeth Turner
Gabrielle UnionEsther
Mark Boone JuniorReverend Zalthall
Aunjanue Ellis-TaylorNancy TurnerCredits
- Directed by
- Nate Parker
- Written by
- Nate Parker, Nate Parker, Jean McGianni Celestin
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $8.5M
- Box office
- $15.9M
Production
Tiny Giant EntertainmentUnited States
Bron StudiosCanada
Mandalay PicturesUnited States
Phantom FourUnited States- Novofam ProductionsUnited States
- Follow Through ProductionsUnited States
Themes
19th centurybased on true storybiographypreacherslaverysouthern usavirginia
