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Angel Films præsenterer Kontakt: Peter Sølvsten Thomsen, [email protected] Premiere: 23. marts Længde: 120 minutter Censur: 15 år Instruktør: Nate Parker Premierebiografer: Nordisk Film Biografer Palads, Nordisk Film Biografer Lyngby, Nordisk Film Biografer Trøjborg, Øst for Paradis, Nordisk Film Biografer Aalborg, Café Biografen Odense, CinemaxX Århus, CinemaxX København, Biffen Aalborg, Albertslund Biograferne, Nicolai Biograf & Café m.fl. Synopsis: THE BIRTH OF A NATION er baseret på den sande historie om Nat Turner. En slavebundet mand, der endte med at lede et stort slaveoprør i 1831 i Virginia. Nat Turner (Nate Parker) lærer fra en tidlig alder at læse. En evne han udvikler med stor passion op igennem hans ungdom, og Nat ender også med at blive prædikant for de andre slaver på farmen, hvor han arbejder. Da hans finansielt udfordrede ejer Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer) accepterer et tilbud om at lade Nat prædike for andre uregerlige slaver, bliver Nat vidne til talrige forfærdeligheder begået mod slaverne. Det sætter Nat i bevægelse mod formationen af et oprør, som Nat håber kan lede hans folk mod friheden. Kontakt: Peter Sølvsten Thomsen, [email protected] A FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES Presentation A BRON STUDIOS, PHANTOM FOUR, MANDALAY PICTURES, TINY GIANT PRODUCTIONS Production In Association with NOVOFAM PRODUCTIONS, FOLLOW THROUGH PRODUCTIONS, INFINITY ENTERTAINMENT, OSTER MEDIA, POINT MADE FILMS, JUNIPER PRODUCTIONS, ARGENT PICTURES, HIT 55 VENTURES and CREATIVE WEALTH MEDIA FINANCE CORP. A Film by NATE PARKER NATE PARKER ARMIE HAMMER MARK BOONE JR. COLMAN DOMINGO AUNJANUE ELLIS DWIGHT HENRY AJA NAOMI KING ESTHER SCOTT ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH GABRIELLE UNION with PENELOPE ANN MILLER and JACKIE EARLE HALEY DIRECTED BY ............................................................................. NATE PARKER SCREENPLAY BY ...................................................................... NATE PARKER STORY BY ................................................................................... NATE PARKER & ....................................................................................................... JEAN McGIANNI CELESTIN PRODUCED BY ........................................................................... NATE PARKER ....................................................................................................... KEVIN TUREN ....................................................................................................... JASON MICHAEL BERMAN ....................................................................................................... AARON L. GILBERT ....................................................................................................... PRESTON L. HOLMES EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ........................................................ DAVID S. GOYER ....................................................................................................... MICHAEL NOVOGRATZ ....................................................................................................... MICHAEL FINLEY ....................................................................................................... TONY PARKER ....................................................................................................... JASON CLOTH ....................................................................................................... ANDY POLLACK ....................................................................................................... ALLAN J. STITT ....................................................................................................... JANE OSTER ....................................................................................................... BARB LEE ....................................................................................................... CARL H. LINDNER III ....................................................................................................... DERRICK BROOKS ....................................................................................................... JILL and RYAN AHRENS ....................................................................................................... ARMIN TEHRANY ....................................................................................................... EDWARD ZWICK ....................................................................................................... MARK MORAN 1 DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY .............................................. ELLIOT DAVIS PRODUCTION DESIGNER ........................................................ GEOFFREY KIRKLAND EDITED BY .................................................................................. STEVEN ROSENBLUM, A.C.E. COSTUME DESIGNER ............................................................... FRANCINE JAMISON-TANCHUCK MUSIC BY .................................................................................... HENRY JACKMAN CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ................................................. JOHN RAYMONDS ....................................................................................................... BRENDA GILBERT ....................................................................................................... STEVEN THIBAULT ....................................................................................................... LORI MASSINI CO-PRODUCERS ........................................................................ ZAK TANJELOFF ....................................................................................................... MATTHEW LINDNER ....................................................................................................... HARRISON KREISS ....................................................................................................... IKE WALDHAUS ....................................................................................................... BENJAMIN RENZO VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR ............................................. GEORGE A. LOUCAS CASTING BY ............................................................................... MARY VERNIEU, CSA ....................................................................................................... MICHELLE WADE BYRD, CSA www.foxsearchlight.com/press Rated R Running time 120 minutes 2 Set against the American South thirty years prior to the outbreak of the Civil War and based on a true story, THE BIRTH OF A NATION follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher whose financially strained owner Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer) accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities - against himself, his wife Cherry (Aja Naomi King), and fellow slaves - Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom. THE BIRTH OF A NATION is a Fox Searchlight Pictures Presentation, a Bron Studios, Phantom Four, Mandalay Pictures, Tiny Giant Productions Production, in association With Novofam Productions, Follow Through Productions, Infinity Entertainment, Oster Media, Point Made Films, Juniper Productions, Argent Pictures, Hit 55 Ventures and Creative Wealth Media Finance Corp. BIRTH OF A NATION is directed by Nate Parker. The screenplay is by Parker; story is by Parker & Jean McGianni Celestin. The film stars Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Mark Boone Jr., Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis, Dwight Henry, Aja Naomi King, Esther Scott, Roger Guenveur Smith, Gabrielle Union with Penelope Ann Miller and Jackie Earle Haley. THE BIRTH OF A NATION is produced by Nate Parker, Kevin Turen, Jason Michael Berman, Aaron L. Gilbert, Preston L. Holmes. Executive producers are David S. Goyer, Michael Novogratz, Michael Finley, Tony Parker, Jason Cloth, Andy Pollack, Allan J. Stitt, Jane Oster, Barb Lee, Carl H. Lindner III, Derrick Brooks, Jill and Ryan Ahrens, Armin Tehrany, Edward Zwick, Mark Moran. Co-Executive producers are John Raymonds, Brenda Gilbert, Steven Thibault, Lori Massini. Co-Producers are Zak Tanjeloff, Matthew Lindner, Harrison Kreiss, Ike Waldhaus, Benjamin Renzo. The filmmaking team includes director of photography Elliot Davis, production designer Geoffrey Kirkland, editor Steven Rosenblum, A.C.E., costumer designer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck, music by Henry Jackman, visual effects supervisor George A. Loucas and casting byMary Vernieu, CSA and Michelle Wade Byrd, CSA. 3 “And in the cabins at night, the slaves gathered around the young mystic, a sea of black faces looking on in awe, as Nat described what all he had felt and seen.” The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion, Stephen B. Oates The Turner slave rebellion stands as one of the most influential acts of resistance against slavery in all American history, yet remarkably, the story has never been recounted in a contemporary screen drama. Contentious to some and inspirational to many, until now, the life and impact of Nat Turner has largely been confined to folktales, novels, documentaries and a few paragraphs here and there in history books. THE BIRTH OF A NATION puts a fiery and focused new lens to Turner’s story – taking on the incendiary notions of retaliation and how the institution of slavery continues to afflict and inform present times. The film offers a fresh perspective on what led to his insurrection against slave owners in 1831, and offers a comprehensive and human portrait of the man behind the rebellion – a man driven by faith and a confidence that God