‘The Birth Of A Nation’ teaser trailer debuts

Birth Of A Nation trailer: Nate Parker’s film descends upon U.S. cinemas on the 7th October. Here’s the first teaser.

The Birth Of A Nation trailer has landed. The film, whited debuted at Sundance back in January was locked in a bidding war before being snapped up by Fox Searchlight.

Nate Parker‘s acclaimed drama The Birth Of A Nation is a film we’re all looking forward to see here at THN following that dramatic acquisition in January, which saw Fox Searchlight snap up the distribution rights for a cool $17.5 million. The Weinstein Company, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Netflix were all said to be involved in the auction.

The film’s budget was just $10 million, and was shot in just It also won the Audience Awards at Sundance, and also the Grand Jury Prize. You can watch The Birth Of A Nation trailer below, but first, here’s the 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.

The film also stars Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Jackie Earle Haley, Penelope Ann Miller, and Gabrielle Union, all of whom play supporting roles in the movie.

The Birth Of A Nation will open in cinemas in the U.S. in October, but won’t arrive in U.K. cinemas until January – we’re expecting a huge awards push for the film, and Fox are clearly confident. Out of the 22 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes for the film, just one of them was negative. Pretty impressive.

Watch The Birth Of A Nation trailer below, and do let us know your thoughts.