Birth of a Nation
More than a movie about a slave rebellion, it's about the difficulty of reconciling the great moral chasms between thought, vision, and deed.
The Birth of a Nation
Set in 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 hoping to lead his people to freedom.
Genre
African-American Experience,
Bio-pic,
Drama
Runtime
120
Language
English
Director
Nate Parker
Cast
Nate Parker,
Colman Domingo,
Aja Naomi King,
Gabrielle Union,
Armie Hammer,
Aunjanue Ellis,
Penelope Ann Miller,
Dwight Henry,
Roger Guenveur Smith,
Jackie Earle Haley
Awards:
Winner, Audience Award ~ Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival
Winner, Grand Jury Prize ~ Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival
Turner was born more than two centuries ago, but his story retains all of its urgency and fury. Parker is well-aware that when a character notes in the aftermath of the rebellion that people are getting murdered “for no reason at all but being black,” it’s a statement as resonant now as it was then ...
Played at
Claremont 5 10.06.16 - 10.20.16
NoHo 7 10.06.16 - 10.20.16
Playhouse 7 10.06.16 - 11.10.16
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