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Roots (2016)
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Directed by
Phillip Noyce Phillip Noyce
Mario Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles
Cast
Pierre Cavalier Pierre Cavalier
Laurence Fishburne Laurence Fishburne
Malachi Kirby Malachi Kirby
Babs Olusanmokun Babs Olusanmokun
Forest Whitaker Forest Whitaker
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An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African man sold to slavery in America, and his descendants. --IMDb
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