The Birth of a Nation's reviews
Media reviews
New York Post
Both broader and deeper than the relentless and monotonous '12 Years a Slave', it?s one of the few important movies to hit cinemas this year.
Empire
An unapologetic, impassioned biopic, 'The Birth Of A Nation' begins quietly but ends in a howl of rage. It might not be perfect, but it?s powerful enough to stay with you.
Variety
"A biographical drama steeped equally in grace and horror, it builds to a brutal finale that will stir deep emotion and inevitable unease" (...).
Indiewire
"As cinema, it's alternately engaging and overly blunt. But there's no denying its efficacy as a major celebratory gesture".
The Hollywood Reporter
"The film offers up more than enough in terms of intelligence, insight, historical research and religious nuance as to not at all be considered a missed opportunity".
Screen Daily
"This may not be the most nuanced of films, but its blunt-force impact leaves one shaken".
The Guardian
"Mostly, the film is heavy-handed, with subtlety nowhere to be found".
El Mundo
The Washington Post
'The Birth of a Nation' is a flawed but fairly compelling chapter of the American story that powerfully resonates with how that story is playing out today.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote