‘the birth of a nation’: first trailer for nate parker’s sundance triumph
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[Watch] 'Birth Of A Nation' Trailer: First Look At Nate Parker's Sundance Triumph You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content April 15, 2016
10:27am SERVICES TO SHARE THIS PAGE. [embedded content] “Submit yourselves to your masters in all respect.” Here’s the first teaser trailer for _The Birth of a Nation_, which won the Grand
Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance — and drew a record $17.5 million pickup. The film, which drew comparisons in Park City not only to _12 Years a Slave_ but also _Schindler’s List,
_will get an awards-season release via Fox Searchlight. This two-minute look at the film directed by and starring Nate Parker is set to Nina Simone’s chilling cover of the Billie Holiday
classic “Strange Fruit.” The setting is the pre-war South; Nat Turner (Parker) is a literate slave and preacher whose financially strapped owner (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 hope of leading his people to freedom.
The film also stars Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle Union, Penelope Ann Miller, Aunjanue Ellis, Mark Boone Junior and Aja Naomi King. Parker produced it with Jason Michael Berman, Aaron L.
Gilbert, Preston L. Holmes and Kevin Turen. Have a look at the teaser above and decide whether it’s tougher to watch or to look away. WATCH ON DEADLINE 36 Comments JavaScript is required to
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