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The Birth of a Nation

2016 · 120 min

A solemn, slow-building historical drama that weighs heavily, with moments of tenderness and shocking violence that linger.

Tagline: The Untold Story of Nat Turner
Overview: Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation from whites.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, justice, faith, violence
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
justice
faith
violence
family
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild