We’ve been given the honour of debuting this brand new and exclusive featurette from Writer / Director Nate Parker’s movie The Birth Of A Nation which is set to hit UK cinemas 9th December. The featurette focuses specifically on the wonderful ensemble cast assembled to tell this hugely powerful story.
The film tells the story true story of Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher who is tasked with preaching to the slaves owned by cash-strapped Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer). During his time in the role he witnesses numerous atrocities to his wife (Naomi King), himself and fellow slaves and ultimately plots an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.
The Birth of a Nation has been playing at film festivals over all over the world. We caught up with the film a few months ago and you can see our review of the film here from Sundance Film Festival.
The Birth of a Nation stars Armie Hammer, Jackie Earle Haley, Aja Naomi King, Gabrielle Union, Penelope Ann Miller and Mark Boone Junior and is set for UK release 9th December.
The Birth of a Nation Exclusive Featurette – The Ensemble
The Birth of a Nation Movie Trailer
The Birth of a Nation Movie Synopsis
Set against the American South thirty years prior to the outbreak of the Civil War and based on a true story, 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, his wife Cherry (Aja Naomi King) and fellow slaves – Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.
