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TV Mini Series

Roots

2016·1h 37m·TV-MA
DramaWarHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.9/10
9,110 votes

An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots" chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America.

Roots is a 2016 drama war movie, starring Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Forest Whitaker. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.9/10 from 9,110 votes and runs 1h 37m.

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Stars
Laurence Fishburne
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Forest Whitaker
Malachi Kirby
Details
2016-05-30
97 min
TV Mini Series
TV-MA
★ United States
★ Mandingo, English
Keywords
african historymaster slave relationshipmulti generational sagastruggle for survival18th centuryancestortv mini seriesbiracialslavebiracial childperiod dramaone word series titleparent child relationshipbased on bookslavery19th centurymentor protege relationshipamerican historical setting