Back home

The Birth of a Nation

558 votes

Producing House

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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2016-09-09

Runtime: 120 mins

Director: Nate Parker

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Birth of a Nation

Production Companies: Tiny Giant Entertainment, Bron Studios, Mandalay Pictures, Phantom Four, Novofam Productions, Follow Through Productions, Infinity Entertainment, Oster Media, Point Made Films, Juniper Productions, Argent Pictures, Hit 55 Ventures, Creative Wealth Media Finance, TSG Entertainment

Production Countries: Canada, United States of America

Reviews

R

Rangan
**Book and non-violence versus weapon and upraising.** The best thing about this film is the script that based on the real. Such films are really worth a watch, before that, worth to be made. But did it depicted accurately is what we don't know. So here the effort should be appreciated and everyone who involved in it. It was about the African-Americans during the early 19th century. The film focused on a boy who learnt to read and write became a preacher. He taught his community about all the good and bad. But it all comes into question when he realises that what he reads in the book is not the same in the real world. He has been in the path of non-violence all his life and now at the crossroad, he forced to take a weapon and fight back for the freedom. An inspiring film. If it was well written and made, would have been an Oscar material. Though the actors were good and well shot in locations. Nate Parker was brilliant in the lead, as well his direction was not bad, particularly in his first attempt. Previously, he had done some fine roles, but this is his best appearance. Perfect length and pace to sit for it patiently looking for the next events in the narration. Had some too much violence in a few scenes, but those were very much needed. Despite the film telling a true story, it did not appeal enough due to the lack of proper improvement in narration. Which I blame for not availability of proper information and records. Surely one of the best among in the year, not one of the top films of the year. So it is a must see then. _7/10_
2017-03-16

Recommendations

Chariots of Fire
3.4

Chariots of Fire

1981-05-15

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners tr

Schultze Gets the Blues
3.2

Schultze Gets the Blues

2003-09-02

Schultze is an accordion player and newly without work. When the local music club celebrates its 50t

Bully
3.3

Bully

2001-06-15

A group of teenagers in South Florida enact a murder plot against their mutual bully, Kent, who has

Chopper
3.4

Chopper

2000-06-21

The true and infamous story of Australia's notorious criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and his years of c

The Harmonists
3.3

The Harmonists

1997-12-25

Comedian Harmonists tells the story of a famous, German male sextet, five vocals and piano, the "Com

X+Y
3.4

X+Y

2014-03-13

A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spo

Dempsey
3

Dempsey

1983-09-28

Nominated for two primetime Emmy Awards in 1984, this made-for-TV movie follows the true story of Am

Aleksandr Parkhomenko
2.4

Aleksandr Parkhomenko

1942-07-20

About the life and heroic death of the old Bolshevik-Lugansk resident, participant in the civil war,

Gettysburg
3.5

Gettysburg

1993-10-08

In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Ge

It Could Happen to You
3.4

It Could Happen to You

1994-07-16

Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip wai

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
3.4

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986-09-24

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the wa

Henry V
3.6

Henry V

1989-10-05

In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the co

The Alamo
2.9

The Alamo

2004-04-07

Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bow

Escape from Alcatraz
3.8

Escape from Alcatraz

1979-06-22

San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security

The Clearing
2.9

The Clearing

2004-07-02

When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a

The Zone of Interest
3.5

The Zone of Interest

2023-12-15

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for thei

Waitress
3.4

Waitress

2007-05-25

A small town waitress stuck in a lousy marriage finds love when an exciting out-of-towner enters her

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
3.3

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004-10-01

The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings

Once Upon a Time in China
3.5

Once Upon a Time in China

1991-08-15

Set in late 19th century Canton, this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary ma

Veronica Guerin
3.3

Veronica Guerin

2003-07-11

In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug