"The Birth of a Nation" has mostly made headlines in recent weeks over reports of a 1999 rape case involving the film's star and director, Nate Parker. "This isn't the Nate Parker story, this is the Nat Turner story," Miller said. Related: Gabrielle Union's Nate Parker painNew reports surfaced last month that while in college, Parker and his Penn State roommate, Jean Celestin, had been tried on rape charges. Related: Nate Parker on 'toxic masculinity,' consent and 'male privilege'Fox Searchlight bought the distribution rights to "The Birth of a Nation" for a record $17.5 million at January's Sundance Film Festival. Before the 9 p.m. showing, Parker spoke briefly and said "The Birth of a Nation" was "a labor of love."

Source: CNN September 11, 2016 17:15 UTC