--- title: 'The Birth of a Nation (2016)' type: 'film' director: 'Nate Parker' released: '2016-01-25' runtime_minutes: 110 certification: 'R' genres: - 'Drama' - 'History' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-birth-of-a-nation-2016' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4196450/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # The Birth of a Nation (2016) 2016 · R · 110 min · Drama, History · United States ## Synopsis The Birth of a Nation is a 2016 historical drama film written and directed by Nate Parker in his directorial debut. It is based on the story of Nat Turner, the enslaved man who led a slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831. The film stars Parker as Turner, with Armie Hammer, Mark Boone Jr., Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis, Dwight Henry, Aja Naomi King, Esther Scott, Roger Guenveur Smith, Gabrielle Union, Penelope Ann Miller, and Jackie Earle Haley in supporting roles. Parker also petitioned financiers to invest in the film, ultimately getting $8.5 million in production budget, and started filming in May 2015 in Georgia. The film's title is an ironic callback to the 1915 KKK-focused silent film. ## Credits - **Director:** [Nate Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/nate-parker) - **Screenplay:** [Nate Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/nate-parker) - **Producer:** [Nate Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/nate-parker), [Jason Michael Berman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-michael-berman), [Preston Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/preston-holmes) - **Original Music Composer:** [Henry Jackman](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-jackman) - **Director of Photography:** [Elliot Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliot-davis) - **Editor:** [Steven Rosenblum](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-rosenblum) ## Cast - [Armie Hammer](https://cinepixo.com/people/armie-hammer) - [Nate Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/nate-parker) as Nat Turner - [Jason Stuart](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-stuart) - [Penelope Ann Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/penelope-ann-miller) - [Jackie Earle Haley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-earle-haley) - [Mark Boone Junior](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-boone-junior) - [Jeryl Prescott](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeryl-prescott) - [Colman Domingo](https://cinepixo.com/people/colman-domingo) - [Aja Naomi King](https://cinepixo.com/people/aja-naomi-king) - [Roger Guenveur Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-guenveur-smith) - [Esther Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/esther-scott) - [Cullen Moss](https://cinepixo.com/people/cullen-moss) - [Gabrielle Union](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabrielle-union) - [Dwight Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/dwight-henry) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Official site: http://www.thebirthofanationmovie.com/ Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-birth-of-a-nation-2016 Film facts: Wikidata (Q20022670); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.