Birth of a Nation - Blu-ray

Set on the American South before the Civil War, The Birth of a Nation follows the story of Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher whose skills are used by his financially struggling owner, Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer), to subdue unruly slaves. As Nat witnesses countless atrocities committed against himself and other slaves, he plans an uprising in the hope of leading his people to freedom.