Showing Roots

2016

Showing Roots

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Movie Info

A black woman and white woman attempt to integrate their small southern community after being inspired by the release of the miniseries "Roots" in 1977 and form an unlikely friendship in the process.
  • Rating:
    NR
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Directed By:
    Michael Wilson
  • Written By:
    Susan Batten
  • In Theaters:
     limited
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Michael Mailer Films

Cast

Maggie Grace
as Violet
Uzo Aduba
as Pearl
Elizabeth McGovern
as Shirley
Adam Brody
as Bud
Cicely Tyson
as Hattie
Viva Bianca
as Dee
J.D. Evermore
as Raybur
Kerry Cahill
as Clara
Joe Chrest
as Fuzzy Canaday
Ritchie Montgomery
as Pip
Susan Batten
as Betty
Jeff Grays
as Joe Black
Lisa Raziano
as Beauty Shop Patron
Christopher J. Wilmot
as Smiley
Sewell Whitney
as Preacher
Patrick Kearns
as Diner Patron
Jesse Yarborough
as Bridge Contractor
Daryl Thibodaux
as Pedestrian
Eric Berris
as Bicycle Rider
Allyson Guay
as Shirley's Girl
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