The Birth of a Nation

Name: The Birth of a Nation
Director: Nate Parker
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Released: 2016

2016

Nate Parker

2016·R·

United States, Canada

Canada

Award tierSilver

Metascore

Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.

Cast

Penelope Ann Miller·Nate Parker·Armie Hammer·Jackie Earle Haley

Producers

Jill Ahrens·Ryan Ahrens·Jason Michael Berman·Derrick Brooks·Jason Cloth

Languages

English

Major Awards

2 wins · 1 nomination

Wins (2)

Festival Grand Prize

Sundance Film Festival (2016)

Dramatic

Nate Parker

Sundance Film Festival (2016)

Dramatic

Nate Parker

Nominations (1)

Best Director

Directors Guild of America, USA (2017)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film

Nate Parker