'99 Rape Case Still Shadows Oscar Hopeful

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When Nate Parker premiered his provocative drama about the 1831 Nat Turner slave rebellion at the Sundance Film Festival in January, the audience response was electric. After a fierce bidding war, Fox Searchlight acquired "The Birth of a Nation" for a record $17.5 million, and Parker, a first-time director, seemed to be barreling toward Oscar season with an air of inevitability.

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'99 Rape Case Still Shadows Oscar Hopeful

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