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Feature film — 2016

The Birth of a Nation (2016)

6.62h 0mDrama

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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Director: Nate Parker

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Cast & crew

Nate Parker as Nat Turner

Nate Parker

Nat Turner

Armie Hammer as Samuel Turner

Armie Hammer

Samuel Turner

Aja Naomi King as Cherry

Aja Naomi King

Cherry

Jackie Earle Haley as Raymond Cobb

Jackie Earle Haley

Raymond Cobb

Penelope Ann Miller as Elizabeth Turner

Penelope Ann Miller

Elizabeth Turner

Gabrielle Union as Esther

Gabrielle Union

Esther

Mark Boone Junior as Reverend Zalthall

Mark Boone Junior

Reverend Zalthall

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Nancy Turner

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Nancy Turner

Dwight Henry as Isaac Turner

Dwight Henry

Isaac Turner

Esther Scott as Bridget Turner

Esther Scott

Bridget Turner

Roger Guenveur Smith as Isaiah

Roger Guenveur Smith

Isaiah

Jeryl Prescott as Janice

Jeryl Prescott

Janice

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