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The Birth of a Nation

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.

Director

Nate Parker

Year

Genre

Box Office

$15,861,566

Production

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

Awards

4 wins & 30 nominations

Homepage

http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thebirthofanation/

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Nat Turner

Samuel Turner

Elizabeth Turner

Penelope Ann Miller

Raymond Cobb

Jackie Earle Haley

Reverend Walthall

Mark Boone Junior

Hark

Nancy

Isaac Turner

Cherry

Bridget

Isaiah

Roger Guenveur Smith

Esther

Gabrielle Union

Young Nat Turner

Earl Fowler

Jayson Warner Smith

Joseph Randall

Will

Catherine Turner

Jasper

Nelson

Simon

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

General Childs

Janice

Guiles Reese

Justin Randell Brooke

Hank Fowler

Jethro

Justin M. Smith

Abner

Young John Clarke

John Clarke

Jesse

Benjamin Turner

E.T. Brantley

Sheriff

Lieutenant Akers

White Man

William Mark McCullough

Ezekiel

Rebel Boy #1

Coletrane Williams

Rebel Boy #2

Elijah C. Walker

Young Hark

Slave Driver

Man

Woman

Gabriela Novogratz

Young Samuel Turner

Griffin Freeman

Rebel Slave #1

Courtney Julien

Rebel Slave #2

Rebel Slave #3

Rebel Slave #4

David Andrew Nash

Armed White #1

Armed White #2

David Paul Lord

Armed White #3

Armed White #4

White Townsman

Rebel Man

Fowler Slave

Vincent Anthony

Turner Hideaway

Rebel Slave

Militia General

Armed Citizen

Glenn D. Bridges

Rebel Slave

Lynch Mob

Victoria Budkey

General Child's Wife

Son

Angel

Union Soldier

Kid

Farmer

Shannon Edwards

General Childs' Daughter

Tiffany Milam Edwards

Rebel Slave

Samuel Lee Fudge

Angry Citizen

Lynch Mob

Kimberly Hester Huffstetler

Plantation Owner

Slave Owner

Rebel Slave

Irate Citizen

John Archer Lundgren

Lily Randall

Alyssa AnnMarie Marquez

Militia Soldier

Armed Citizen

David Michael-Smith

Townsmen

Rebel Slave

Melvin Kindall Myles

Soldier

Rebel Slave

Christian I. Noble

Rebel Slave

Sherod Ogletree

Court Official

Dean Phillippi Sr.

Armed White

Joshua Brian Pierce

Emaciated Slave #1

Farmer

Michael A. Pritchett

Slave Buyer

Young Catherine

Armed White

Slave Owner

Dennis E. Williams

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Nat Turner Bridget Cherry Elizabeth Turner

The cycle of our people lay
in the hands of the children. - The Birth of a Nation

The cycle of our people lay in the hands of the children.

A child's position in the
tribe was left to the maker. - The Birth of a Nation

A child's position in the tribe was left to the maker.

Children bearing marks were
brought before the elders - The Birth of a Nation

Children bearing marks were brought before the elders

Titles that would last
a lifetime. - The Birth of a Nation

Titles that would last a lifetime.

This boy holds the holy marks - The Birth of a Nation

This boy holds the holy marks

We should listen to him. - The Birth of a Nation

We should listen to him.

Sam? You come on
in here for supper! - The Birth of a Nation

Sam? You come on in here for supper!

You so much as bat an eye, - The Birth of a Nation

You so much as bat an eye,

Pickin' up some food
for my master, - The Birth of a Nation

Pickin' up some food for my master,

Bring it on. C'mon! Bring it! - The Birth of a Nation

Bring it on. C'mon! Bring it!

Jesse, who do we call a nigger - The Birth of a Nation

Jesse, who do we call a nigger

I killed a slave catcher.
I gotta go. - The Birth of a Nation

I killed a slave catcher. I gotta go.

The lord put it there, - The Birth of a Nation

The lord put it there,

Now you go ahead on
and go to bed. - The Birth of a Nation

Now you go ahead on and go to bed.

Go on back to bed.
Go on to bed, girl! We sleep! - The Birth of a Nation

Go on back to bed. Go on to bed, girl! We sleep!

Bridget! Nancy! Y'all wake up! - The Birth of a Nation

Bridget! Nancy! Y'all wake up!

I need one of y'all
to tell me where he is. - The Birth of a Nation

I need one of y'all to tell me where he is.

Ben, I'm gonna
ask you to leave. - The Birth of a Nation

Ben, I'm gonna ask you to leave.

A white man
has lost his life tonight. - The Birth of a Nation

A white man has lost his life tonight.

Now, any harm done
to these people, - The Birth of a Nation

Now, any harm done to these people,

Now listen, you don't tell me
where he's at, - The Birth of a Nation

Now listen, you don't tell me where he's at,

You tell me, I'll go get him.
I'll bring him back here safe. - The Birth of a Nation

You tell me, I'll go get him. I'll bring him back ...

Say it. Spit something
outta that mouth! Say it! - The Birth of a Nation

Say it. Spit something outta that mouth! Say it!

You that nigger's boy,
all right. - The Birth of a Nation

You that nigger's boy, all right.

If I find out
y'all's been lying, - The Birth of a Nation

If I find out y'all's been lying,

Oh, massa, please! Please!
Massa, please! Oh, lord! - The Birth of a Nation

Oh, massa, please! Please! Massa, please! Oh, lord!

Next time he look me
in the eye, - The Birth of a Nation

Next time he look me in the eye,

Samuel told me
something this morning - The Birth of a Nation

Samuel told me something this morning

He said, nat knows how to read. - The Birth of a Nation

He said, nat knows how to read.

Part of me couldn't
believe it myself. - The Birth of a Nation

Part of me couldn't believe it myself.

Sure enough, - The Birth of a Nation

Whip him? Nonsense. - The Birth of a Nation

Whip him? Nonsense.

I'm gonna teach him. - The Birth of a Nation

I'm gonna teach him.

If the good lord gave
that boy a gift to read, - The Birth of a Nation

If the good lord gave that boy a gift to read,

Lessons best not be disturbed
in the beginning. - The Birth of a Nation

Lessons best not be disturbed in the beginning.

It's okay, baby.
It's okay. It ain't real. - The Birth of a Nation

It's okay, baby. It's okay. It ain't real.

It ain't real. It's all right.
It's in your mind. - The Birth of a Nation

It ain't real. It's all right. It's in your m...

These books are for white folks - The Birth of a Nation

These books are for white folks

But I do have a special
one just for you. - The Birth of a Nation

But I do have a special one just for you.

You're a special boy,
Nathaniel. - The Birth of a Nation

You're a special boy, Nathaniel.

Study hard and heed
my instructions, hear? - The Birth of a Nation

Study hard and heed my instructions, hear?

Your life, - The Birth of a Nation

"Genesis. In the beginning..." - The Birth of a Nation

"Genesis. In the beginning..."

Here, this word here, "the." - The Birth of a Nation

Here, this word here, "the."

Turn with me, if you
would, to James 1. - The Birth of a Nation

Turn with me, if you would, to James 1.

Holding on to the goodness
of the lord. - The Birth of a Nation

Holding on to the goodness of the lord.

He felt you'd be more useful
to our family as a field hand. - The Birth of a Nation

He felt you'd be more useful to our family as a field h...

Now, you gonna start here, - The Birth of a Nation

Now, you gonna start here,

I had fainted, unless I had
believed to see, - The Birth of a Nation

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see,

Wait on the lord, - The Birth of a Nation

Wait on the lord,

Wait, I say, - The Birth of a Nation

Sam, that sister of yours, - The Birth of a Nation

Sam, that sister of yours,

It's been a true blessing - The Birth of a Nation

It's been a true blessing

It'd be an even better blessing - The Birth of a Nation

It'd be an even better blessing

I gotta say, - The Birth of a Nation

No one's gotta tell you - The Birth of a Nation

No one's gotta tell you

It's gettin' harder for
the whites in this county - The Birth of a Nation

It's gettin' harder for the whites in this county

Talks of insurrection - The Birth of a Nation

Talks of insurrection

I think people might
pay good money - The Birth of a Nation

I think people might pay good money

You seen a nigger
run past here? - The Birth of a Nation

You seen a nigger run past here?

Naw. Then again
I doze off for a few. - The Birth of a Nation

Naw. Then again I doze off for a few.

Best not lie now.
I know when y'all's lyin'. - The Birth of a Nation

Best not lie now. I know when y'all's lyin'.

Say they raised up
on an overseer - The Birth of a Nation

Say they raised up on an overseer

Ma'am. The youngin',
he dropped this a step back. - The Birth of a Nation

Ma'am. The youngin', he dropped this a step back.

He was just tryin'...
You spoke to my wife. - The Birth of a Nation

He was just tryin'... You spoke to my wife.

You best goin' to put
that stick down now! - The Birth of a Nation

You best goin' to put that stick down now!

But in the meantime
I will give you - The Birth of a Nation

But in the meantime I will give you

100? 75? - The Birth of a Nation

Now, consider
this comely wench. - The Birth of a Nation

Now, consider this comely wench.

All right, I'll start
her off at 175. - The Birth of a Nation

All right, I'll start her off at 175.

I got 175. Do I hear two? - The Birth of a Nation

I got 175. Do I hear two?

Now we're talkin'!
Do I got 225? - The Birth of a Nation

Now we're talkin'! Do I got 225?

Massa, that wench there
sure would make - The Birth of a Nation

Massa, that wench there sure would make

C'mon. But with the
right teacher, - The Birth of a Nation

C'mon. But with the right teacher,

Massa, sure would be
a shame to watch her - The Birth of a Nation

Massa, sure would be a shame to watch her

And what the hell
would you know about - The Birth of a Nation

And what the hell would you know about

I don't know what's
gotten into you lately, - The Birth of a Nation

I don't know what's gotten into you lately,

You take this one home,
you know, - The Birth of a Nation

You take this one home, you know,

250 goin' twice. - The Birth of a Nation

250 goin' twice.

275 goin' twice. - The Birth of a Nation

275 goin' twice.

Sold to that fine gentleman
in the back! - The Birth of a Nation

Sold to that fine gentleman in the back!

You and hark can start
on the north fence - The Birth of a Nation

You and hark can start on the north fence

This mine! This my dress!
My dress! This my dress! - The Birth of a Nation

This mine! This my dress! My dress! This my dress!

We're not gonna hurt you.
We're not gonna hurt you. - The Birth of a Nation

We're not gonna hurt you. We're not gonna hurt you...

You just smile - The Birth of a Nation

Afternoon, massa.
This here cherry-Ann. - The Birth of a Nation

Afternoon, massa. This here cherry-Ann.

For gettin' her better.
For makin' her so beautiful. - The Birth of a Nation

For gettin' her better. For makin' her so beautifu...

That girl was
brought into this world - The Birth of a Nation

That girl was brought into this world

It sure is sad to see you
and the missus go. - The Birth of a Nation

It sure is sad to see you and the missus go.

Or he ain't treatin'
you right, you let me know. - The Birth of a Nation

Or he ain't treatin' you right, you let me know.

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Nate Parker

Writer: Nate Parker, Jean McGianni Celestin

Production: 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

Genre: drama

Year: 2016

MetaScore: 69/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: $15,861,566

Released: 07 Oct 2016

Awards: 4 wins & 30 nominations

Homepage: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thebirthofanation/

Also watch: Pray for Rain, One Eyed Girl, Baked in Brooklyn, Shock and Awe, The Kentucky Fried Movie, Born to Be Blue, The Girl King, The Trust, Christine, The Bar, The Disappointments Room