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The Birth of a Nation (2016)

The Untold Story of Nat Turner

  • Sep 9, 2016
  • 2h
  • R

6.6/10

TMDB user score
591 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The Birth of a Nation is a 2016 drama film directed by Nate Parker. Its leading cast includes Nate Parker, Armie Hammer and Aja Naomi King. It runs for 2 hours.

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Before You Pick

Time needed
2 hours
Age rating (US)
R
Language
English
Audience signal
6.6/10 from 591 TMDB votes

Official Trailer

THE BIRTH OF A NATION: Official HD Trailer | Watch it Now on Digital HD | FOX Searchlight · plays from YouTube

Where to Watch The Birth of a Nation

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Cast

  • Nate Parker Nat Turner
  • Armie Hammer Samuel Turner
  • Aja Naomi King Cherry
  • Jackie Earle Haley Raymond Cobb
  • Penelope Ann Miller Elizabeth Turner
  • Gabrielle Union Esther
  • Mark Boone Junior Reverend Zalthall
  • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Nancy Turner
  • Dwight Henry Isaac Turner
  • Esther Scott Bridget Turner
  • Roger Guenveur Smith Isaiah
  • Jeryl Prescott Janice
  • Colman Domingo Hark
  • Dominic Bogart Hank Fowler
  • Jason Stuart Joseph Randall
  • Katie Garfield Catherine Turner
  • Jayson Warner Smith Earl Fowler
  • Steve Coulter General Childs

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