Roots(2016)
Overview
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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Top 5 Billed Cast
Kunta Kinte
Tom Lea
Fiddler
Alex Haley
Omoro Kinte
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