Sep 09, 2016
120 min
Full-HD

The Birth of a Nation (2016)

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.

Category

Drama

Country

Canada United States of America

Companies

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

Nate Parker

Nat Turner

Armie Hammer

Samuel Turner

Aja Naomi King

Cherry

Jackie Earle Haley

Raymond Cobb

Penelope Ann Miller

Elizabeth Turner

Gabrielle Union

Esther

Mark Boone Junior

Reverend Zalthall

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Nancy Turner

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