Roots: The Gift

IMDb link: 0096009
IMDb rating: 6.7 (728 votes)
Genres: Drama, History
Director: Kevin Hooks, LeVar Burton
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew and others

Release date: 11 Dec 1988
Release year: 1988
Runtime: 100 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: begins with an introduction, prologue, flash forward, bare chested male, whipping, christmas eve, escape, roots, christmas, family relationships

Plot:

In December 1775, Kunta Kinte and Fiddler accompany their owner to another plantation at Christmas time and they learn that the son of the owner helps slaves escape, and the two of them try to help him, and also see this as an opportunity to escape themselves.

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