Actor/humanitarian-turned-writer/director Nate Parker first received critical attention for his starring role in “The Great Debaters” opposite Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker. Nate received an honorary Doctorate from Wiley College, the school featured in the fact-based story. More recently, Nate starred in “Beyond The Lights” opposite Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Minnie Driver, and Danny Glover. He also appeared […]
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Reverential Biopic Revisits Life of Infamous Slave Revolt Leader
Nat Turner (Nate Parker) was born into slavery on October 2, 1800 on a sprawling plantation located in Southampton County, Va. There, as a precocious child, he exhibited a thirst for knowledge at an early age and learned to read the Bible with the help of his masters, Samuel (Armie Hammer) and Elizabeth Turner (Penelope […]