The Birth of a Nation

The story tells about the rebellious black slave Nat Turner. On August 12, 1831, there was a solar eclipse, which Neth took as a signal to fight against slavery. To begin with, he frees a few trusted slaves. This begins the largest rebellion before the American Civil War, led by Turner, which shook slave-owning America. The rebels spared neither women nor children to achieve their goal. But they killed only the slave owners, and did not touch the poor, because Net believed that they lived no better than slaves. On August 21, 1831, the last battle of the uprising took place, which determined its outcome. Read more The film is based on the true story of Nat Turner and his rebellion in August 1831 (though with artistic inaccuracies). Filming lasted 27 days and took place in Savannah, Georgia, USA. The film was directed and written by Nate Parker. He also played the main role. As a director, he previously had experience working on the short film "J.A.W." of 2011. As a screenwriter, he participated in the creation of the film "Eden" in 2014. As an actor, he shined in such projects as "Criminal" (2008), "Vicious Passion" (2012) and "Air Marshal" (2014). The famous actor Armie Hammer also played in the film. He is known for such works as "The Social Network" (2010), "The Lone Ranger" (2013), "Agents of A.N.K.L." (2015) and "Under Cover of Night" (2016). The film premiered on January 25, 2016 at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, USA. Film critics of the site https://www.rottentomatoes.com left 72% positive reviews for the tape (151 reviews out of 210). http://www.metacritic.com leaves a rating of 69 points out of 100.