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In the river region of The Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, give birth to a son, Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After arriving in ... See full summary »

Director:

Phillip Noyce

Writers:

Alex Haley (based upon the book by), Lawrence Konner (teleplay by)

Stars:

Laurence Fishburne, Matthew Goode, Malachi Kirby

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Laurence Fishburne	...	Alex Haley (voice)
Matthew Goode	...	Dr. William Waller
Malachi Kirby	...	Kunta Kinte
Derek Luke	...	Silla Ba Dibba
Chris Obi	...	Kintango
Babs Olusanmokun	...	Omoro Kinte (as Babatunde Olusanmokun)
Ike Amadi	...	Narrator (voice)
James Purefoy	...	John Waller
Forest Whitaker	...	Fiddler
Kedar Williams-Stirling	...	Sitafa
Simona Brown	...	Jinna
Tony Curran	...	Connelly
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	...	Samson
Katie McGuinness	...	Elizabeth Waller
James Gracie	...	Edward (as James Alexander)

Storyline

In the river region of The Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, give birth to a son, Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After arriving in Maryland, Virginia planter John Waller purchases Kunta.

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Plot Keywords:

bach's air on the g string | annapolis maryland | rival families | axe | tune | 

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandingo

Release Date:

30 May 2016 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Afrika Worldwide

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

[All trivia items for this title are spoilers.]

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Goofs

Spanish moss is shown hanging from trees on a plantation in Spotsylvania, VA, which is only about 60 miles south of Washington DC. This vegetation is normally seen no further north than southern South Carolina, which is quite a bit further south.

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