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Roots
58%
Movie
1h 27m
AI Analysis
Roots (1987) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Roots (1987) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: In the hot summer of 1917, the nineteen-year-old peasant Georgy Zakareishvili left his village in search of work and, settling on a French ship, soon found himself in Paris, where he married a Frenchwoman. Modest wealth, beloved wife, sons and a faithful friend helped him to endure separation from his homeland. When… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~87 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Roots 58% (12 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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58%
from 12 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
In the hot summer of 1917, the nineteen-year-old peasant Georgy Zakareishvili left his village in search of work and, settling on a French ship, soon found himself in Paris, where he married a Frenchwoman. Modest wealth, beloved wife, sons and a faithful friend helped him to endure separation from his homeland. When the opportunity came to his homeland, George was already old and could not postpone the upcoming meeting with his native Georgia. He tried to convey his love to his grandson George: he sang folk songs, taught Georgian, talked about the people of his village. And now, in fulfillment of his grandfather’s orders, George the Younger took his ashes to his homeland...
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1987-07-04
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 614832
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What is Roots about?
In the hot summer of 1917, the nineteen-year-old peasant Georgy Zakareishvili left his village in search of work and, settling on a French ship, soon found himself in Paris, where he married a Fren... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Roots?
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How long is the movie Roots?
The official runtime for Roots is approximately 87 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

David Abashidze
Giorgi Zakareishvili

Joseph Jachvliani
Young Giorgi Zakareishvili

Ya Parulava
Young Madleni

Aleksandr Medzmariashvili
Young Henry

Laurence Ragon
Madleni

Nugzar Kurashvili
Henry

Gogi Gegechkori
Samson Jandieri

Merab Ninidze

Malkhaz Gorgiladze
Mate
- G
Giorgi Jibladze
Little Mate (as G. Jibladze)

Edisher Magalashvili
Passenger of Train

Levan Abashidze
Georges
- T
Tamar Aladashvili

Igor Dadiani

Niaz Diasamidze
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