An ironically-titled historical epic cratered by negative buzz seeks liberation on streaming

D.W. Griffith’s 1915 silent film The Birth of a Nation is one of the most controversial movies ever made, so it was with gleeful irony that Nate Parker wrote, directed, produced, and starred in a completely unrelated vehicle a century later that weaponized an identical title for ironic effect.

Parker’s version found an enslaved preacher tasked with quelling a rebellion among his peers, only for him to go ahead and do the exact opposite, with Nat Turner eventually leading an uprising in 1831 that would become the stuff of legend.

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By: Scott Campbell
Title: An ironically-titled historical epic cratered by negative buzz seeks liberation on streaming
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Published Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:19:18 +0000