The Birth of a Nation
“The Untold Story of Nat Turner”
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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Cast
43 people
Nate Parker
Nat Turner
Known for
Non-Stop
The Great Debaters
Armie Hammer
Samuel Turner
Known for
Call Me by Your Name
The Social Network
Aja Naomi King
Cherry
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Lessons in Chemistry
Jackie Earle Haley
Raymond Cobb
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Shutter Island
Watchmen
Penelope Ann Miller
Elizabeth Turner
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DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Kindergarten Cop
Gabrielle Union Wade
Esther
Known for
Bad Boys II
Meet Dave
Mark Boone Junior
Reverend Zalthall
Known for
Sons of Anarchy
Memento
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Nancy Turner
Known for
When They See Us
King Richard
Dwight Henry
Isaac Turner
Known for
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Boo!
Esther Scott
Bridget Turner
Known for
Hart of Dixie
Ewoks
Roger Guenveur Smith
Isaiah
Known for
Final Destination
Fighting
Jeryl Prescott
Janice
Known for
Swamp Thing
Ahsoka
Nate Parker Director · Jean McGianni Celestin Story Henry Jackman Composer
Worldwide gross $16M · Budget $8.5M · United States release October 7, 2016
Box office
Budget
$8,500,000
Worldwide gross
$15,861,566
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Tiny Giant Entertainment
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Bron Studios
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Mandalay Pictures
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Phantom Four
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Novofam Productions
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Follow Through Productions
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Infinity Entertainment
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Oster Media
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Point Made Films
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Juniper Productions
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Argent Pictures
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Hit 55 Ventures
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Creative Wealth Media Finance
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TSG Entertainment
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Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 25, 2016
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · October 7, 2016
Theatrical
United States · January 10, 2017
Physical
Brazil
November 10, 2016 · Theatrical
Canada
September 9, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Toronto International Film Festival
October 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 23, 2017 · Theatrical
France
January 11, 2017 · Theatrical
Germany
April 13, 2017 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 17, 2017 · Digital
Ireland
December 9, 2016 · Digital
Israel
November 21, 2017 · TV · ללא הפצה לבתי הקולנוע
Japan
November 2, 2016 · Digital
Netherlands
July 12, 2017 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
Poland
November 17, 2016 · Digital
South Korea
February 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Spain
February 17, 2017 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 19, 2017 · Theatrical
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