
The Birth of a Nation
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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About The Birth of a Nation
- Directors
- Nate Parker
- Cast
- Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Jackie Earle Haley, Penelope Ann Miller, Gabrielle Union
- Genres
- Drama
- Content rating
- R
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- Canada, United States of America
- Status
- Released
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