Roots (2016)

Duration: 1'34'09''

Synopsis

Drama series remake about an African slave sold in America and of his descendants. Kunta Kinte is kidnapped, sold to English slave traders and brought to Maryland in the US.

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Roots (2016) | Episode 1

Roots (2016) | Episode 1

2017 | 1'34'09''

Drama series remake about an African slave sold in America and of his descendants. Kunta Kinte is kidnapped, sold to English slave traders and broug...

Roots (2016) | Episode 2

Roots (2016) | Episode 2

2017 | 1'35'29''

Kunta marries beautiful slave Belle and the two have a daughter, Kizzy, who inherits her father's defiant spirit.

Roots (2016) | Episode 3

Roots (2016) | Episode 3

2017 | 1'39'54''

Young George - son of Kizzy and slave owner Tom Lea - grows up to become involved in cockfighting. His flamboyancy and impressive bird-training skil...

Roots (2016) | Episode 4

Roots (2016) | Episode 4

2017 | 1'24'33''

After 20 years in England, Chicken George makes his way back to America and reaches Tom Lea's farm, where he hopes to be reunited with his family. B...

Roots (2016) | Episode 1

Roots (2016) | Episode 1

2017 | 1'34'09''

Drama series remake about an African slave sold in America and of his descendants. Kunta Kinte is kidnapped, sold to English slave traders and broug...

Roots (2016) | Episode 2

Roots (2016) | Episode 2

2017 | 1'35'29''

Kunta marries beautiful slave Belle and the two have a daughter, Kizzy, who inherits her father's defiant spirit.

Roots (2016) | Episode 3

Roots (2016) | Episode 3

2017 | 1'39'54''

Young George - son of Kizzy and slave owner Tom Lea - grows up to become involved in cockfighting. His flamboyancy and impressive bird-training skil...

Roots (2016) | Episode 4

Roots (2016) | Episode 4

2017 | 1'24'33''

After 20 years in England, Chicken George makes his way back to America and reaches Tom Lea's farm, where he hopes to be reunited with his family. B...
Other Archive resources
Roots: The Saga of an American Family | BBC Four | 2017

Roots (2016) | Episode 4

After 20 years in England, Chicken George makes his way back to America and reaches Tom Lea's farm, where he hopes to be reunited with his family. But tracking down his long-lost relations and making up for lost time won't be easy. Meanwhile, the American Civil War breaks out and lines are drawn.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family | BBC Four | 2017

Roots (2016) | Episode 3

Young George - son of Kizzy and slave owner Tom Lea - grows up to become involved in cockfighting. His flamboyancy and impressive bird-training skills earn him the nickname of Chicken George and he wins many fights for Tom Lea, as he starts to dream of becoming a free man one day.