Roots (2016)
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An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
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Malachi KirbyKunta Kinte
Jonathan Rhys MeyersTom Lea
Forest WhitakerFiddler
Laurence FishburneAlex Haley
Babs OlusanmokunOmoro Kinte
Kelvin Harrison Jr.Winslow
Emyri CrutchfieldTeen Miss Kizzy
Brett LapeyrouseWhite Man #3
Renell GibbsBlack Soldier
Simona BrownJinna
LeVar BurtonEphraimColby ArpsBlaineMovie DNA
Genre affinityDrama · Action AdventureDialogue densityDramaPacingAction AdventureDirector preference194566 · 152655 · 124942Actor preference177842 · 76256 · 1705Country preferenceUs
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An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
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