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Mar 30, 2003 · It tells the story of the Civil War through the experiences of families from both North and South, shows the flowing of their friendship, shows them made enemies as the nation was divided, and in a battlefield scene has the sons of both families dying almost simultaneously.
Oct 7, 2016 · Nate Parker 's “The Birth of a Nation,” a retelling of the 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner, could not be more timely. The rise of Donald Trump and the more blatant expression of racist attitudes that his candidacy has emboldened; the outcry over police brutality and the formation of Black Lives Matter; the battles over hate speech ...
Summary Plot Overview The plot of The Birth of a Nation revolves around two families living on either side of the Mason-Dixon Line who become friends when their sons board together at school. The Stonemans, the Northern family, live in Washington, D.C., and own a rural getaway in Pennsylvania.
91% 45 Reviews Tomatometer 53% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine in director D.W. Griffith's ...
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Jan 26, 2016 · The Birth of a Nation review – slavery epic as brutal as Braveheart. With a provocative title and a timely focus on America’s history of slavery, this is Sundance’s most talked-about film. If...
Oct 6, 2016 · The Times critic A. O. Scott reviews “The Birth of a Nation.” “The Birth of a Nation” tells the story of the slave rebellion led by Nat Turner in Virginia in 1831.
That said, current audiences should concentrate on the amazing achievement of this film. Griffith was a master story teller, and Birth of a Nation is a great story, following two families (one Southern and one Northern) as they lurch through the Civil War and the following Reconstruction period.
