Sundance 2016: Nate Parker's 'The Birth of a Nation' is Sensational

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It’s time to rise up, to revolt, and to inspire real change. The Birth of a Nation is the feature directorial debut of actor Nate Parker, who has been working on this project for the last seven years. Parker writes, directs, produces and stars in this cinematic story of Nat Turner, a real-life slave in the 1800s who leads an uprising in Virginia. His legacy is meant to inspire “change agents”, and for years his story was covered up to prevent this from happening. But now the story has been told (again after being published in books), exquisitely, and Parker’s take on Nat Turner is a triumph. It’s a sensational, riveting film that spends less time on the revolt itself, more on the man that realizes he is the one who must passionately lead an uprising. ›››

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