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The Birth of a Nation (2016)

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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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Cast & Crew

Director
Nate Parker
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    Nat Turner Nate Parker
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    Samuel Turner Armie Hammer
  • Profile picture of Aja Naomi King
    Cherry Aja Naomi King
  • Profile picture of Jackie Earle Haley
    Raymond Cobb Jackie Earle Haley
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    Elizabeth Turner Penelope Ann Miller
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    Esther Gabrielle Union
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    Reverend Zalthall Mark Boone Junior
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    Nancy Turner Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

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Keywords

  • southern usa
  • slavery
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • preacher
  • virginia
  • 19th century