History is usually written by the winners. 107 of 188 people found this review helpful. There are very few mentions of what the rebellion actually did in reality as opposed to what it did in the film. A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan. A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. The Birth of a Nation The Birth of a Nation is a 2016 American period drama film written and directed by Nate Parker in his directorial debut. Three acts and a prologue. Nate Parker's film sheds no new light on the brutality of slavery and does his absolute best to make sure you despise the white villains in this as anyone should as they are portrayed with much relish from the actors especially Jackie Earle Haley's menacing slave owner that serves as the main villain of the film. In a sense, I felt it was a bit disrespectful to the victims of his Rebellion both black and white. "The film that premarred at sundance to rave reviews. With Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley. Tenacious ‘Tenet’ Still Soaring on VOD Charts as ‘News of the World’ Stays Strong, Apple’s $25 Million ‘Coda’ Acquisition Smashes Sundance Sales Record. View production, box office, & company info. The other film that Parker must have had playing on his tablet while directing some scenes is Braveheart because, the last battle in particular, is riddled with countless homages to that film that border plagiarism. Parker succeeds haphazardly unfortunately. Also, the extreme close shots are so constant and abundant that it is just another contributing factor to it feeling very incoherent. However, the film also delves into the religious aspects of Turner so heavy handedly that it borders along the fine line of a parody more often than not. Act 1: A nation falls. Drama. Despite all this, I can't fully write this film off. In 1936 when 18 African-American athletes participated in the Berlin Olympic Games, history forgot all except one. The Birth of a Nation was released on 8 February 1915. A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan. Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising. Certificate: Passed Was this review helpful to you? 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