| Uniform Title |
Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 2016) |
| Title |
The birth of a nation. |
| Published |
Moore Park, NSW Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2017] |
| ©2017 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (approximately 114 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Sound Characteristics |
digital optical surround Dolby |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD PAL |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video region 4 |
| Form of Work |
Motion picture |
| Notes |
"69837SDG." |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 2016. |
| Special features : Rise up: the legacy of Nat Turner documentary ; Feature commentary by Nate Parker ; Gallery. |
| Credits |
Directed and screeplay by Nate Parker. |
| Performers |
Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Colman Domingo, Aja Naomi King, Jackie Earle Haley, Penelope Ann Miller, Gabrielle Union. |
| Summary |
Set against the antebellum South, 'The birth of a nation' follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, 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. |
| Target audience note |
Rated: MA15+ |
| System details |
PAL ; Region 4. |
| Language note |
In English, Castilian. Subtitles in English, Castilian, Danish, Finnish, Norwedian, Swedish. English captions. English audio description. |
| Subjects |
Turner, Nat, -- 1800?-1831 -- Drama |
| Southampton Insurrection, 1831 -- Drama |
| Slave insurrections -- Southern States -- Drama |
| Slavery -- United States -- Drama |
| African Americans -- History -- Drama |
| Genre |
Historical films |
| Biographical films |
| Feature films |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Parker, Nate, 1979- screenwriter, film director, actor. |
| Hammer, Armie, 1986- actor. |
| Domingo, Colman actor. |
| King, Aja Naomi actor. |
| Haley, Jackie Earle, 1961- actor. |
| Miller, Penelope Ann actor. |
| Union, Gabrielle, 1972- actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Domingo, Colman .
- Haley, Jackie Earle, 1961- .
- Hammer, Armie, 1986- .
- King, Aja Naomi .
- Miller, Penelope Ann .
- Parker, Nate, 1979- .
- Union, Gabrielle, 1972- .
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