The Birth of a Nation (2016) (original) (raw)

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.

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. (less)

Director: Nate Parker
Writers: Nate Parker, Jean McGianni Celestin
Starring: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley, Mark Boone Junior, Colman Domingo
Producer: Nate Parker

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Review by Brian Orndorf, October 6, 2016

5 / 10

The release of �The Birth of a Nation� is ideally timed, tapping into the zeitgeist with its depiction of race-based violence, deliberately erecting a bridge between woes of the past and fears for the future. It�s a provocative picture, intending to stimulate discomfort and inspire horror, but co-writer/director/star Nate Parker doesn�t have much more than shock value with this latest attempt to inspect the savagery of American slavery. �The Birth of a Nation� has some sensational visual ideas and a few strong performances, but it�s also a tired �Braveheart� retread with nothing new to say abo ...read more...

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