The Birth of aNation, the Nat Turner biopic that dominated the Sundance Film Festival, has unveiled its first trailer ahead of its October theatrical release. The film directed and written by Nate Parker, who also stars in the lead role focuses on the story of Turner, the Virginia slave who led a rebellion against slave owners in 1831.
The harrowing first preview for The Birth of a Nation charts Turners story from a preaching slave to the leader of a rebellion that fought for freedom as well as the atrocities Turner witnessed along the way.
The Birth of aNation, which takes and twists its title from D.W. Griffiths 1915 KKK film of the same name, won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 Sundance Festival; Fox Searchlight acquired the distribution rights to the biopic for $17.5 million, a record for the film festival.
In whats already been billed as a breakout, Oscar-worthy role for Parker, The Birth of a Nation also stars Armie Hammer, Jackie Earle Haley, Aja Naomi King, Mark Boone Junior, Penelope Ann Miller, Gabrielle Union and more. The film opens in theaters October 7th.
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