Rent Roots: The Gift (1988)
3.3 of 5 from 49 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
- Christmas Eve 1775. For celebrants at Parker Plantation, it's a time of joy and giving. For enslaved friends Fiddler and Kunta Kinte (Louis Gossett, Jr. and LeVar Burton reprising their original roles from the landmark miniseries Roots), it's a chance to give other slaves the most precious gift of all: freedom. Inspired by the bravery of a murdered "free man of color" (Avery Brooks), they lead a caravan of desperate runaways through a network of safe havens to a getaway boat. They load the runaways into the boat...and discover there's room enough for only one more passenger. A painful choice must be made. Ultimately, a Mandinka warrior can never abandon his friend.
- Actors:
- Louis Gossett Jr., Levar Burton, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Shaun Cassidy, John McMartin, Jerry Hardin, Annabella Price, Michael Learned, Fran Bennett, Tim Russ, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Brandy Brown, Ernest Harden Jr., Maria Bryant, James McIntire, Lawrence Mandley, John Sherrod, Karl Anthony Smith, J. Christopher Sullivan
- Directors:
- Kevin Hooks
- Producers:
- Mark Wolper
- Writers:
- David Eyre Jr.
- Aka:
- Roots Christmas
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Drama
