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Movie poster for The Birth of a Nation (2016)

The Birth of a Nation

“The Untold Story of Nat Turner”

2016

2h

Director: Nate Parker

Writers: Jean McGianni Celestin, Nate Parker

Overview

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.

Cast

20 people

Photo of Nate Parker as Nat Turner

Nate Parker

Nat Turner

Photo of Armie Hammer as Samuel Turner

Armie Hammer

Samuel Turner

Photo of Aja Naomi King as Cherry

Aja Naomi King

Cherry

Photo of Jackie Earle Haley as Raymond Cobb

Jackie Earle Haley

Raymond Cobb

Photo of Penelope Ann Miller as Elizabeth Turner

Penelope Ann Miller

Elizabeth Turner

Photo of Gabrielle Union as Esther

Gabrielle Union

Esther

Photo of Mark Boone Junior as Reverend Zalthall

Mark Boone Junior

Reverend Zalthall

Photo of Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Nancy Turner

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Nancy Turner

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