The Birth of a Nation TV Movie Trailer

In this film written, directed and produced by Nate Parker, a slave is taught to be literate, making him invaluable as a preacher in the antebellum South. Though his owner Samuel Turner uses Nat's preaching to his financial advantage, touring him around to subdue unruly slaves, he fails to realize that Nat has different plans and is orchestrating an uprising. "The Birth of a Nation," in theaters Oct. 7, 2016, is rated R.