Roots
2016, Series, 97 min, Drama, History, War, English, United States, MoviePedia score 71
Your name is your shield.
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
Directed by Bruce Beresford, Thomas Carter, Phillip Noyce, Mario Van Peebles
Cast
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Tom Lea
- Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte
- Forest Whitaker as Fiddler
- Laurence Fishburne as Alex Haley
- Babs Olusanmokun as Omoro Kinte
- Kerry Sims as Slave
- Tevin Paul as Waller Slave
- Matthew Goode as Dr. William Waller
- Regé-Jean Page as Chicken George
- Emayatzy Corinealdi as Belle
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