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Roots

Roots (2016)

3,74 17 votes

Show title: Roots

IMDb score: 7,9 (9.179)

Episodes: 4

Playing time: 6 hour

Developed by: Mark Wolper, Marc Toberoff and William Packer

Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Forest Whitaker and Malachi Kirby

Origin: United States

Releasedate: Monday 30 May 2016

First aired on: History (Verenigde Staten)

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Roots plot

In 1750, Kunta Kinte, son of Omore Kinte and his wife Binta, was born in Gambia. Kunta was educated according to the customs of the Madinka, a people from West Africa. He is a diligent student who hopes to go to university one day. After being captured, Kunta is sold to British slave traders in 1767 and transported to America. In Maryland he ends up in the hands of John Waller, owner of a tobacco plantation. Here he is given the slave name Toby. Kunta, however, refuses to accept this name, with all the consequences that entails...

Episodes Season 1 (2016)

  1. Episode 1

    30 May 2016 (1 hour and 30 minutes)

  2. Episode 2

    31 May 2016 (1 hour and 30 minutes)

  3. Episode 3

    1 June 2016 (1 hour and 30 minutes)

  4. Episode 4

    2 June 2016 (1 hour and 30 minutes)

Full cast & crew

Actors and Actresses

Malachi Kirby Malachi Kirby

Kunta Kinte

Matthew Goode Matthew Goode

Dr. William Waller

James Purefoy James Purefoy

John Waller

Forest Whitaker Forest Whitaker

Fiddler

Babs Olusanmokun Babs Olusanmokun

Omoro Kinte

Emayatzy Corinealdi Emayatzy Corinealdi

Belle

Anika Noni Rose Anika Noni Rose

Kizzy

Roman Armstrong Roman Armstrong

Kunta Kinte

Laurence Fishburne Laurence Fishburne

Alex Haley

Anna Paquin Anna Paquin

Nancy Holt

Mekhi Phifer Mekhi Phifer

Jerusalem

Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Tom Lea

T.I. T.I.

Cyrus

Carlacia Grant Carlacia Grant

Irene

Regé-Jean Page Regé-Jean Page

Chicken George

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