THE BIRTH OF A NATION Trailer: Nate Parker Leads a Righteous Rebellion Against Slavery
All the hard work of writer/producer/director/star Nate Parker seems to have paid off in a big way with The Birth of a Nation, his Sundance sensation that received rave reviews from critics (including Joey) and sold to Fox Searchlight for a staggering $17.5 million. We saw the film's first teaser a little while back, but now the studio has unveiled its first official trailer, and it's a moving, powerful depiction of rebellion against suppression. Parker stars alongside Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Mark Boone Jr., Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis, Dwight Henry, Esther Scott, Roger Geunveur Smith, and Gabrielle Union with Penelope Ann Miller and Jackie Earle Haley.
The Birth of a Nation arrives in theaters on October 7.
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.