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Drama series remake about an African slave sold in America. Kunta marries beautiful slave Belle and the two have a daughter, Kizzy, who inherits her father's defiant spirit.
The American Revolutionary War, 1782. Ten years after being bought as a slave, Kunta escapes and is enlisted to fight for the English army. But his hopes of freedom are soon brutally crushed. Kunta marries beautiful slave Belle and the two have a daughter, Kizzy, who grows up to be a bright, defiant young woman, inheriting her father's spirit - with both good and dire consequences.
Last on
Wed 19 Dec 2018
02:50
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Kunta Kinte | Malachi Kirby |
Fiddler | Forest Whitaker |
Voice of Alex Haley | Laurence Fishburne |
Belle | Emayatzy Corinealdi |
Teen Miss Kizzy | E'Myri Lee Crutchfield |
Tom Lea | Jonathan Rhys Meyers |
Noah | Mandela Van Peebles |
John Waller | James Purefoy |
Elizabeth Waller | Katie McGuinness |
Connelly | Tony Curran |
Dr William Waller | Matthew Goode |
Carleton | Octavius Johnson |
Missy Waller | G Hannelius |
Patricia Lea | Shannon Lucio |
Omoro Kinte | Babs Olusanmokun |
Kintango | Chris Obi |
Director | Mario Van Peebles |
Executive Producer | Barry Jossen |
Executive Producer | Lawrence Konner |
Executive Producer | Will Packer |
Executive Producer | Marc Toberoff |
Executive Producer | Mark Wolper |
Producer | Karen Mayeda Vranek |
Producer | Alissa M Kantrow |