The Birth of a Nation
The Untold Story of Nat Turner
Set against the antebellum South, THE BIRTH OF A NATION follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer), accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities - against himself and his fellow slaves - Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Nate Parker
Nat Turner
Armie Hammer
Samuel Turner
Penelope Ann Miller
Elizabeth Turner
Jackie Earle Haley
Raymond Cobb
Mark Boone Junior
Reverend Walthall
Colman Domingo
Hark
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Nancy
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Dwight Henry
Isaac Turner
Aja Naomi King
Cherry
Esther Scott
Bridget
Henry Jackman
Composer
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Elliot Davis
Cinematographer
