Roots

Roots

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  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: January 23, 1977
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.33 : 1
  • Also known as: Raíces
  • "Roots" (English: Roots ) is an American mini-series based on the novel of the same name written by black author Alex Haley .   The full-length series premiered on American Broadcasting Corporation, Inc (ABC), and aired for eight consecutive nights from January 23 to January 30, 1977, in eight parts. 
    Adapted from a well-known black literary novel, the script tells the story of more than half a century of blood and tears of the black race from being trafficked to the Roots of Spirituality, spanning several generations.   

    Details

    • Release date January 23, 1977
    • Filming locations St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television

    Movie reviews

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    • By Providenci 2022-03-14 08:01:02

      the value of freedom

      After watching this drama, although I am moved by the unrelenting pursuit of freedom of the black guys, and I am also pleased that the black liberation cause has achieved fruitful results in early 2009, but what really haunts my heart is the suffering of black slaves in the society at that time. A deep sense of misfortune, and whiteness, or rather, a thorough understanding of the hypocrisy of the American ruling class at the time.
      This American drama, which has won the Peabody Award, tells...

    • By Ross 2022-03-14 08:01:02

      root

      Quinta Kenta, who saw this film, discarded all the prejudice against black people in white fiction. The fact is that white people enslave black people, but they look down on others everywhere. Do people want to be slaves, don’t they deserve to live on this land and receive the respect they deserve? Let go of prejudice and be a person with a conscience. The heroic and unyielding Kunta in the play is touching, and the racism is disgusting. For us in China, discrimination against the rich and...

    • By Zechariah 2022-03-14 08:01:02

      root

      Quinta Kenta, who saw this film, discarded all the prejudice against black people in white fiction. The fact is that white people enslave black people, but they look down on others everywhere. Do people want to be slaves, don’t they deserve to live on this land and receive the respect they deserve? Let go of prejudice and be a person with a conscience. The heroic and unyielding Kunta in the play is touching, and the racism is disgusting. For us in China, discrimination against the rich and...

    • By Edd 2022-03-14 08:01:02

      recommend

      In the fall of 1976, the United States published a family history novel "Roots" written by black author Alex Haley. The author claims that after twelve years of textual research, he traces his ancestors over six generations to Quinta Kent, a black man who was taken from the west coast of Africa by white slave traders to North America as slaves, and describes his life as a free man in Africa , his and his descendants' ordeal under American slavery, and what the family experienced after they were...

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    • By Sister 2023-05-04 11:21:47

      The story goes to some...

    • By Rowan 2022-09-03 02:13:33

      I saw it when I was a...

    • By Idell 2022-04-24 07:01:25

      Toby, childhood memories, I am glad that my childhood was so colorful. Although I only have an old TV, it is endless to change. Nowadays, I can't find that kind of feeling on high-end network...

    • By Thelma 2022-04-24 07:01:25

      It was played at the Zhengda Theater when I was a...

    • By Zane 2022-04-24 07:01:25

      I didn't watch it when I was in school. It turns out that this TV series only has 8...

    Movie plot

    In 1750, in the Republic of The Gambia in West Africa; Gambia , a black baby boy was born, and Omoro proudly named his son Quinta Kent. Bina and Omoro watched with great relief as their son grew up day by day. 16-year-old Kent, along with other boys, left his family to learn survival skills in the forest with respected elders of the tribe. Unfortunately, Kent was caught by a white slave trader while out on a solo trip.
    At the age of 17,...
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    Movie quotes

    • Kintango: Who can tell me if there was a tribal war, and the men of Mandinka had the enemy surrounded on three sides, what should be the next thing done?

      Boy: The men of the Mandinka will enclose the circle and surround the enemy.

      Kintango: No, the goal of war is not to kill. The goal of war is to win. By surrounding the enemy, you would force him only to fight more desperately. If you surround him on three sides and leave him an escape route, he will leave your land and there will less blood spilled on both sides. For a warrior of the Mandinka, courage is not enough.

      Kunta Kinti: But sir, won't an enemy who escapes alive fight you again?

      Kintango: It is impossible to kill an enemy. You may end a man's life, but his son becomes your new enemy. A warrior respects another warrior, even he is his enemy. A warrior kills only to protect his family, or to keep from becoming a slave. We believe not in death, but in life, and there is no object more valuable than a man's life. The way of the Mandinka is not easy, but it is best.

    • Captain Thomas Davies: I'm a Christian Man and I command a Christian Ship! I will not lead men into sin!

    • Kunta Kinti: I'm a Mandinka warrior!

      Fiddler: [turns to stable horse] Horse! I hear tell that you ain't a horse at all. I hear tell that you think you a mighty crow! I hear tell that you fly from here 'bouts all the way to Annapolis and back again. Now horse... you look mighty like a horse to me. And you sure SMELLS mighty like a horse. So I'm saying to you, that you... is... a horse! What you think you is don't matter a damn bit.