THE BIRTH OF A NATION (Armie Hammer, Jackie Earle Haley & Gabrielle Union)
A Movie directed by Nate Parker
Cast: Armie Hammer, Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle Union
Release Date: October 7, 2016
Genre: Drama
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.