The Birth of a Nation

Theatrical - Wide 2016-10-07

Cast Nate Parker Armie Hammer Gabrielle Union Esther Scott Colman Domingo
Directed by Nate Parker
Written by Nate Parker

Box Office Gross: $15,861,566

Running Time: 120 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Tiny Giant Entertainment, Bron Studios, Mandalay Pictures, Phantom Four, Novofam Productions, Follow Through Productions, Infinity Entertainment, Oster Media, Point Made Films, Juniper Productions, Argent Pictures, Hit 55 Ventures, Creative Wealth Media Finance, TSG Entertainment

Genres: Drama

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

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.

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