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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.

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    1. Nate Parker

      Nate Parker

      Nat Turner

    2. Armie Hammer

      Armie Hammer

      Samuel Turner

    3. Aja Naomi King

      Aja Naomi King

      Cherry

    4. Jackie Earle Haley

      Jackie Earle Haley

      Raymond Cobb

    5. Penelope Ann Miller

      Penelope Ann Miller

      Elizabeth Turner

    6. Gabrielle Union

      Gabrielle Union

      Esther

    7. Mark Boone Junior

      Mark Boone Junior

      Reverend Zalthall

    8. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

      Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

      Nancy Turner

    9. Dwight Henry

      Dwight Henry

      Isaac Turner

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    A review by Reno

    7.0
    Written by Reno on Mar 16, 2017

    **Book and non-violence versus weapon and upraising.** The best thing about this film is the script that based on the real. Such films are really worth a watch, before that, worth to be made. But did it depicted accurately is what we don't know. So here the effort should be appreciated and everyone who involved in it. It was about the African-Americans during the early 19th century. The film focused on a boy who learnt to read and write became a preacher. He taught his community about all the good and bad. But it all comes into question when he realises that what he reads in the book is not...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$8,500,000.00

    Revenue$15,861,566.00

    Keywords

    • southern usa
    • slavery
    • biography
    • based on true story
    • preacher
    • virginia
    • 19th century