Genres: Drama
Languages: English
Year: 2016
Vote: 6.5
Festival & Award: Sundance - Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
The Birth of a Nation
The showmakers
Overview
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.
Indie vibes check
While the film was created with an indie sensibility, it had widespread mainstream success following its controversial narrative.