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About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 7, 2016
Box Office
$15.9M
Budget
$8.5M
Return
1.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 10, 2017
Director
Writers
Jean McGianni Celestin, Nate Parker
Producers
Music
Studio
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
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Cast
Full credits →N
Nate Parker
Nat Turner
A
Armie Hammer
Samuel Turner
A
Aja Naomi King
Cherry
J
Jackie Earle Haley
Raymond Cobb
P
Penelope Ann Miller
Elizabeth Turner
G
Gabrielle Union
Esther
M
Mark Boone Junior
Reverend Zalthall
A
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Nancy Turner
D
Dwight Henry
Isaac Turner
E
Esther Scott
Bridget Turner
R
Roger Guenveur Smith
Isaiah
J
Jeryl Prescott
Janice
C
Colman Domingo
Hark
D
Dominic Bogart
Hank Fowler
J
Jason Stuart
Joseph Randall
K
Katie Garfield
Catherine Turner
J
Jayson Warner Smith
Earl Fowler
S
Steve Coulter
General Childs
A
Aiden Flowers
Young John Clarke
D
Dane Davenport
John Clarke Turner
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Quotes
See all →Confrontation and Reflection on Violence
Nat Turner
You need to tell me who done this to you. Cause I'm gonna take care of it, you hear? On my soul. I need you to tell me now.
Cherry Turner
Put up again thy sword into His place. For all they that take the sword... shall pass with the sword." You taught me that.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Racial Tensions in The Birth of a Nation
Raymond Cobb
Jesse, what we ] a nigger, think he can outsmart a white man?
[[bigotry|call]
Jesse
A dead nigger.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
