A full-length trailer has finally been released for Nate Parker’s highly-anticipated The Birth of a Nation and it is absolutely gripping.
The film, which is set to be released in October, has been surrounded with praise and Oscar buzz, understandable once you see the stirring trailer.
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In the film, Parker’s Nat Turner goes from a preacher employed to subdue other slaves to leader of a rebellion with plans to lead his people to freedom.
The trailer is absolutely haunting and magnetic. We’ll be first in line when the film drops.
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