Roots
TV Show • 1977 • Drama
ReportThe epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.
This tv show contains 11 potentially triggering events.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Abandonment
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silverchair
Kunta is kidnapped and doesn't get to say goodbye to his family
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Abuse
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Addiction
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sundew
The slaves work on a tobacco farm.
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Assault
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Is rape mentioned?
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KristenC
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Not the word but the act certainly is
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Bodily Harm
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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KristenC
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Described but not shown
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Is someone tortured?
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Qcdman
In an infamous scene, Kunta is whipped until he accepts his new name.
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Death
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Does a non-human character die?
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Qcdman
A sheep is attacked by a leopard in the first episode but it’s not shown in graphic detail.
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Qcdman
Kizzy visits Kunta’s grave in the fifth episode.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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silverchair
Kunta and other African people are kidnapped by other Africans and white people and are enslaved
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Fear
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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sundew
On the slave ship, people v* very very often, and the slaves are frequently, if not always, shown with v* on their faces or bodies.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Africans are chained in a slave ship and put in large cages.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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silverchair
Kunta screams and has a breakdown in the chamber after someone next to him dies
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Qcdman
One of the captives on the slave ship willing jumps overboard.
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Noxious
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
Are there babies or unborn children?
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Qcdman
Kunta and Kizzy are both introduced as infants.
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Is there childbirth?
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silverchair
First movie, first scene, a woman gives birth, its not very graphic but there are scenes of the woman's face and grunting and screaming, but there is no nudity.
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Prejudice
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Is there hate speech?
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silverchair
Lots of use of the N word by men who are enslaving the Africas
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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silverchair
Lots of people praying to Allah and lots of Islamic culture, the white men also pray to Jesus.
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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silverchair
There are scenes of women with no shirts on, it's not sexual, though.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Vehicular
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Is there gun violence?
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sundew
Durning most of the scenes where the slaves are working, the white slave masters have guns, and point them at the slaves
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