Roots

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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.

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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