The Birth Of A Nation wowed Sundance audiences back in January and was the subject of a subsequent bidding war, culminating in Fox Searchlight bidding $17.5 million for it. The film has now received a UK release date and a brand new trailer for the film.
Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Aja Naomi King and Gabrielle Union lead the cast. Parker directs.
Here’s the plot.
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.
Watch the trailer below. Catch The Birth Of A Nation in cinemas from January 20th, 2017.
