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Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

Biography, Drama, History

Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.

The critical consensus

An unapologetic, impassioned biopic, The Birth Of A Nation begins quietly but ends in a howl of rage. It might not be perfect, but it’s powerful enough to stay with you.

****(*)Phil de Semlyen, Empire Online, 05/12/2016

The more you think about it, the quicker it falls to pieces.

David Jenkins, Little White Lies, 08/12/2016

Nate Parker’s heartfelt account of Nat Turner, the slave who led a rebellion in 1830s Virginia, is conventionally paced but achieves a dark and sinuous poetry.

***(*)(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 08/12/2016

Powerful, violent and cliched.

***(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 08/12/2016

Birth Of A Nation seems a little too fond of sadistic violence and suffering and works too hard to establish Turner as a messiah figure. But it has some powerful, striking moments.

***(*)(*)Allan Hunter, Daily Express, 09/12/2016

Despite its worthy intentions, Nate Parker’s directorial debut recounting the true history of a slave rebellion falls into cliche.

**(*)(*)(*)Wendy Ide, The Observer, 11/12/2016

Where and when?

Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Tuesday December 27, 2016, until Thursday January 5, 2017. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com

macrobert, Stirling from Friday January 6, 2017, until Sunday January 8, 2017. More info: www.macrobert.org

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