The Birth of a Nation

Name: The Birth of a Nation
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016-09-09
Duration: 2 h
Cast: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Jackie Earle Haley

2016 · 2h 0m · Drama · Canada, United States of America · Rated R (US)

The Untold Story of Nat Turner

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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Nate Parker

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Jean McGianni Celestin, Nate Parker

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Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Jackie Earle Haley

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19th centurybased on true storybiographypreacherslaverysouthern usavirginia

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