Carras is an A&amp;E senior staff writer. She was previously the assistant editor for the Theater Film and Television beat of A&amp;E.

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Historical drama film &quot;The Birth of a Nation&quot; follows the life of slave Nat Turner (Nate Parker) as he grows up on a southern plantation in the 1800s. (Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival)

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Movie review: &#8216;The Birth of a Nation&#8217;

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Nate Parker attempts to rewrite the past, comment on the present and influence the future with his new film “The Birth of a Nation.” Few projects have been as ambitious, and Parker certainly outdid himself with riveting monologues, sickening images and haunting symbols — some subtle and others so blatant they flirt with the fourth wall.

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Movie review: ‘The Birth of a Nation’

By Christi Carras

Oct. 2, 2016 8:51 p.m.