20 Best Movie Posters Of 2016
11. The Birth Of A Nation
The Birth of a Nation, a biopic about slave rebellion leader Nat Turner, was always bound to be controversial, but found itself steeped in even more controversy when details emerged of a past rape allegation against its director Nate Parker.
Scandals aside, the movie’s poster was without a doubt one of this year’s most provocative and powerful. A subversive send up of the American flag, the poster suggests a movie that isn’t exactly shy about its political stance - that is, that the USA is a nation built on bloodshed.