Review of The Birth of a Nation (2016) by Scott R — 22 Apr 2017

Better than 12 Years A Slave & it was awesome!

This review of The Birth of a Nation (2016) was written by Scott R on 22 Apr 2017.

The Birth of a Nation has generally received positive reviews.

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In The Birth of a Nation, Nate Parker plays the real-life figure Nat Turner, an enslaved African American who led the deadliest uprising of…

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By Wayne M (365) on 25 Aug 2017

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By Pete T (127) on 23 Feb 2018

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By Galvy F (486) on 11 Sep 2017

(5.0 out of 6) When we are told we are special and hold gifts from within at a young age we don't see where it would take us…

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By Matthew Bond (673) for The Mail on Sunday (UK) (704) on 16 Oct 2017

Parker writes, directs and stars in a film that initially seems mired in the familiar cliches of the Deep South, but gains real power as its…

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By Michael S (3,461) on 27 Sep 2017

Birth of a Nation | D | Heavy-handed, clunky and amateurish direction expose Hollywood's desperate rush to find an Oscar-worthy film from African…

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