Roots: The Gift

Year: 1988

Runtime: 93 mins

Language: English

Director: Kevin Hooks

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On Christmas Eve of 1770, a young African warrior—captured three years earlier and sold into American slavery—heads a desperate band of runaway slaves. Braving winter cold and relentless pursuers, they push northward, seeking the promise of freedom.

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