Review of The Birth of a Nation (2016) by Kurt C — 06 Oct 2016

Great powerful movie filmed by mate Parker. Although I expected more gruelsome scenes, I guess he made his point.

This review of The Birth of a Nation (2016) was written by Kurt C on 06 Oct 2016.

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By Junelkean (96) on 25 Jan 2018

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By Andrew K (2,033) on 07 Oct 2017

This was a great story. Nice try. I always wondered why more of them didn't try. I would have rather died, than be anybodies slave…

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