Drama · Canada · 2016 · 2h 0m

The Birth of a Nation

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Director
Nate Parker
Cast
Nate Parker as Nat Turner Armie Hammer as Samuel Turner Aja Naomi King as Cherry Jackie Earle Haley as Raymond Cobb Penelope Ann Miller as Elizabeth Turner Gabrielle Union as Esther
Crew
Elliot Davis — Director of Photography Steven Rosenblum — Editor Henry Jackman — Original Music Composer Nate Parker — Screenplay Jean McGianni Celestin — Story Nate Parker — Story
Tagline

The Untold Story of Nat Turner

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.

Trailer The Birth of a Nation — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
southern usaslaverybiographybased on true storypreachervirginia19th century
Key Collaborators
Nate Parker Director Elliot Davis Director of Photography Steven Rosenblum Editor Henry Jackman Original Music Composer Nate Parker Screenplay Jean McGianni Celestin Story Nate Parker Story Jason Michael Berman Producer Nate Parker Producer Aaron L. Gilbert Producer Kevin Turen Producer Preston L. Holmes Producer
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