Written and directed by Nate Parker, the Nat Turner biopic is a film I’m sure many have been laying in wait for. The Birth of a Nation is slated to premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival so get acquainted with the cast below.

1. Nate Parker

2. Gabrielle Union

3. Aunjanue Ellis

4. Coleman Domingo

5. Roger Guenveur Smith

6. Armie Hammer

7. Dwight Henry

8. Penelope Ann Miller

9. Aja Naomi King

10. Mark Boone Junior

11. Griffin Freeman

12. Tom Proctor

13. Jeryl Prescott

‘Tis lit!