The Birth of a Nation (2016)

The Birth of a Nation (2016)
Director: Nate Parker (in his directorial debut)
==Plot 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.
==Male Deaths==
*Nate Parker (Nat Turner)
*Armie Hammer (Samuel Turner)
*Jackie Earle Haley (Raymond Cobb)
==Female Deaths==
*Esther Scott (Bridget)
== Trivia ==
Based on the story of Nat Turner, the enslaved man who led a slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831
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