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IMDb rating 6.5
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Critic Phil De Semlyen
rated 8

...gripping work from a first-time filmmaker with genuine fire in his belly.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Lanre Bakare
rated 6

With a provocative title and a timely focus on America’s history of slavery, this is Sundance’s most talked-about film.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 7

...iscenesat sikkert og med en fin fornemmelse for at blande klassisk historisk drama med små øjeblikke af kreative indslag – frem til det klimaks, hvor brutaliteten slippes løs og vendes om.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Anders Hjort
rated 7

Parker gør i det hele taget god fyldest som den karismatiske, slavebundne mand, og også Aja Naomi King som hans kone, der bliver voldtaget og mishandlet af en gruppe hvide mænd, spiller stærkt.

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Lars Bukdahl
rated 7

Stærkest er filmens første del, hvor vi på nært hold bevidner den systematiske mishandling og nedværdigelse af slaverne...

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko
Critic Lotta Zachrisson
rated 6

”The Birth of a Nation” är ett gripande drama, och skådespelarna är övertygande rakt igenom.

Read full review at Moviezine

Cast & Crew

Nate Parker
As Nat Turner
Nate Parker
Director
Nate Parker
Writer
Mark Boone Junior
As Reverend Zalthall
Penelope Ann Miller
As Elizabeth Turner
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
As Nancy Turner

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Set against the antebellum South, The Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher who witnesses countless atrocities against his fellow slaves. Determined to lead his people to freedom, Nat orchestrates a daring uprising in the face of brutal oppression. Based on a true story, this powerful drama explores the unwavering spirit of resistance and the fight for justice in the face of unimaginable adversity.

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