Birth Of A Nation 2016 Review
The birth of a nation had an auspicious launch winning the two top prizes at the 2016 sundance film festival and scooped up by fox searchlight for a record 17 5 million.
Birth of a nation 2016 review. With a provocative title and a timely focus on america s history of slavery this is sundance. The story of nat turner is a compelling one with modern relevance but the birth of a nation struggles to craft an. Stirring provocative flawed bloody slave revolt story. A breakout hit at the 2016 sundance film festival where it won both the audience award and the grand jury prize the birth of a nation is an impassioned yet clunky attempt to adapt the real life actions of slave turned rebellion leader nat turner into a work of high art cinema.
The battles over hate speech safe spaces and historical curriculum on campus. The outcry over police brutality and the formation of black lives matter.