Racines

Original title: Roots

TV Mini Series
2016
TV-MA
1h 37m

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7.9/10

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An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots" chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America.An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots" chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America.An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots" chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America.

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Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys
- 5 wins & 52 nominations total

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Trivia
LeVar Burton: as the slave Ephraim, who is being transported in the caged wagon from the Waller plantation. He stars at Kunta Kinte. Burton played Kunta Kinte in both Racines (1977) and Roots: The Gift (1988).

Goofs
When Kunta Kinte is on the ship heading for America in 1767, the flag used has the red diagonals in the Union Jack. These we not added until the Act of Union with Ireland in 1801.

Connections
Featured in The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards (2016)

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10/10

Sad but historically factual!

Both my husband and I have watched the 1st 3 installments to this miniseries. We both had seen the 1977 version, and although some changes have been made...the story still haunts us. I have always felt a deep emotion to any stories of slavery and till this day I still cannot understand why the color of our skin can cause such emotion in people.My heart has been heavy these past few days as the hardships this family endured is beyond bravery, beyond restraint, beyond compassion.... It is a reminder of not only what happened in North America, but what happens all over the world ....people thinking they own another human being...

I will never ever forget this miniseries, it stayed with me from 1977 and this version will stay with me till I die....Perhaps I will be still around to see equality, passion and love for all human beings, no matter the color of their skin.

The acting of the whole new cast is beyond words....so believable.

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