The Birth of a Nation
2016 · Movie · R · 120 min
★ 6.7(574)unSUB Rating
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.
Also known as La Naissance d'une nation
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-09-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 120 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.6/10 (574 votes)
- Budget
- $8,000,000
Themes
- southern usa
- slavery
- biography
- based on true story
- preacher
- virginia
- 19th century
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic · 2016
- Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award · 2016
Cast & crew
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
Mark Boone Junior
as Reverend Zalthall
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
as Nancy Turner
Dwight Henry
as Isaac Turner
Esther Scott
as Bridget Turner
Directed by Nate Parker