The Birth of a Nation

About The Birth of a Nation

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.

Nate Parker's The Birth of a Nation is a 2016 drama film. Nate Parker appears as Nat Turner, Armie Hammer as Samuel Turner, Aja Naomi King as Cherry, and Jackie Earle Haley as Raymond Cobb.

It runs 120 minutes and was released in September 2016. Written by Nate Parker. It comes from Argent Pictures, Creative Wealth Media Finance, and Phantom Four. The story is adapted from real events.

Shelv files it under slavery, southern USA, virginia, and preacher. It scores 6.6 out of 10 from 585 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Harriet, 12 Years a Slave, and The Elephant Man make useful companions to The Birth of a Nation, all filed under 19th century and biography.