Trivia / The Birth of a Nation (2016)

• Box Office Bomb: Budget: $8.5 million (plus $17 million from Fox Searchlight's purchase). Gross: $15,795,223.
• Doing It for the Art: Nate Parker started working on his screenplay in 2009, invested $100,000 of his own money into the film, and turned down any acting work offered to him following Beyond the Lights in order to focus on getting the movie made.

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