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.

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.