The Birth Of A Nation
Synopsis
Set against the antebellum South, THE BIRTH OF A NATION follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer), 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.
Cast
Mark Boone Jr., Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Mark Boone Junior, Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis, Dwight Henry, Aja Naomi King, Esther Scott, Roger Guenveur Smith, Gabrielle Union, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley, Tony Espinosa, Jayson Warner Smith, Chiké Okonkwo, Griffin Freeman, Jason Stuart, Katie Garfield, Kai Norris, Chris Greene, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Steve Coulter, Jeryl Prescott, Justin Randell Brooke, Dominic Bogart, Allen Scotti, Aiden Flowers, Dane Davenport, Ryan Mulkay, Danny Vinson, Tom Proctor, Brad Schmidt, William Mark McCullough, Alkoya Brunson, Hank Stone, Cullen Moss, Todd Terry, David Paul Lord, Greg Sproles, David Andrew Nash
Directors
Producers
Nate Parker, Kevin Turen, Jason Michael Berman, Aaron Gilbert, Preston L. Holmes, Zak Tanjeloff, Matt Lindner, Harrison Kreiss, Ike Waldhaus, Benjamin Renzo, David S. Goyer, Michael Novogratz, Michael Finley, Tony Parker, Jason Cloth, Andy Pollack, Allan J. Stitt, Jane Oster, Barb Lee, Carl H. Lindner III, Derrick Brooks, Jill Ahrens, Ryan Ahrens, Armin Tehrany, Edward Zwick, Mark Moran, John Raymonds, Brenda Gilbert, Steven Thibault, Lori Massini, Dan McClure