Roots 2016

Synopsis

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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Cast

• Malachi Kirby Kunta Kinte
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers Tom Lea
• Forest Whitaker Fiddler
• Laurence Fishburne Alex Haley
• Babs Olusanmokun Omoro Kinte

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