The Birth of a Nation

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film

The Birth of a Nation is a 2016 historical drama film written, directed by, and starring Nate Parker that depicts Nat Turner's 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Birth of a Nation canonical	3
The Birth of a Nation (2016 film)	2
Birth of a Nation (2016 film)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6280570 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Birth of a Nation
Context triple: [Nate Parker, notableWork, The Birth of a Nation]

A. The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith, notorious for its racist portrayal of African Americans, glorification of the Ku Klux Klan, and foundational role in both cinematic history and white supremacist propaganda.
B. The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan is a 1905 white supremacist novel by Thomas Dixon Jr. that glorifies the Ku Klux Klan and provided the basis for D. W. Griffith’s film The Birth of a Nation.
C. Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory is a 1957 anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, renowned for its powerful critique of military injustice and its acclaimed performance by Kirk Douglas.
D. The Big Parade
The Big Parade is a landmark 1925 American silent war drama film directed by King Vidor that powerfully depicts a young man's harrowing experiences in World War I.
E. M (1931 film)
M (1931 film) is a landmark German thriller directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering use of sound and its chilling portrayal of a child murderer hunted by both police and criminals.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Birth of a Nation
Target entity description: The Birth of a Nation is a 2016 historical drama film written, directed by, and starring Nate Parker that depicts Nat Turner's 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia.

A. The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith, notorious for its racist portrayal of African Americans, glorification of the Ku Klux Klan, and foundational role in both cinematic history and white supremacist propaganda.
B. The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan is a 1905 white supremacist novel by Thomas Dixon Jr. that glorifies the Ku Klux Klan and provided the basis for D. W. Griffith’s film The Birth of a Nation.
C. Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory is a 1957 anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, renowned for its powerful critique of military injustice and its acclaimed performance by Kirk Douglas.
D. The Big Parade
The Big Parade is a landmark 1925 American silent war drama film directed by King Vidor that powerfully depicts a young man's harrowing experiences in World War I.
E. M (1931 film)
M (1931 film) is a landmark German thriller directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering use of sound and its chilling portrayal of a child murderer hunted by both police and criminals.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film ⓘ
basedOn	Nat Turner slave rebellion ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countryOfSetting	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
depicts	1831 slave rebellion in Virginia ⓘ Nat Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ
director	Nate Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ
directorDebutOf	Nate Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributor	Fox Searchlight Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmRatingSystem	MPAA NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	biographical film ⓘ drama film ⓘ historical film ⓘ
historicalEventDepicted	Nat Turner’s slave rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalFigureDepicted	Nat Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ
leadActor	Nate Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ
leadRole	Nat Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCharacter	Nat Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
portrays	Nat Turner’s rebellion ⓘ plantation life in the antebellum South ⓘ
producer	Nate Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseYear	2016 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	approximately 120 ⓘ
screenwriter	Nate Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingLocation	Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingTime	1831 ⓘ
sharesTitleWith	The Birth of a Nation (1915 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
starring	Aja Naomi King NERFINISHED ⓘ Armie Hammer NERFINISHED ⓘ Aunjanue Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ Colman Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabrielle Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Nate Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject	slave rebellion ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ
theme	racial injustice ⓘ religion and liberation ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted	Antebellum South NERFINISHED ⓘ
title	The Birth of a Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
worldPremiereEvent	Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
worldPremiereYear	2016 ⓘ
writer	Nate Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nate Parker → notableWork → The Birth of a Nation ⓘ

Nate Parker → directed → The Birth of a Nation ⓘ

Nate Parker → starredIn → The Birth of a Nation ⓘ

Nat Turner → subjectOf → The Birth of a Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Birth of a Nation (2016 film)

Bron Studios → notableWork → The Birth of a Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Birth of a Nation (2016 film)

Penelope Ann Miller → notableWork → The Birth of a Nation ⓘ