
The Birth of a Nation
2016 · Movie · R · 120 min · ★ 6.6
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
- 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