The Birth of a Nation (R)

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Set against the antebellum South, THE BIRTH OF A NATION follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, 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 in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.
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Starring: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Gabrielle Union, Mark Boone Jr., Jackie Earle Haley, Aunjanue Ellis, Colman Domingo, Roger Guenveur Smith, Dwight Henry, Aja Naomi King, Esther Scott
Directed by: Nate Parker
R 2016 120 mins.    
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