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  • Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai (2008)
  • 81 min | Documentary
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai (2008)
81 min | Documentary
Taking Root tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy--a ...See moreTaking Root tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy--a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration. See less
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Directors
Alan Dater | Lisa Merton
Cinematographer
Alan Dater
Editors
Alan Dater | Thomas Haneke (as Tom Haneke) | Jim Klein | Mary Lampson
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Updated Apr 14, 2008
Release date
Apr 14, 2008 (United States)
Awards
1 nomination

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14 cast members
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Leah Kisomo
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Kinyanjui Kiuno's primary photo
Kinyanjui Kiuno
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Wangari Maathai's primary photo
Wangari Maathai
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Njorongo Makanga
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Vertistine Mbaya's primary photo
Vertistine Mbaya
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Naomi Kabura Mukunu
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Kang'ethe Mungai
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Moses Ndiritu Muta's primary photo
Moses Ndiritu Muta
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Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai (2008)
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Fredrick Njau
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Lilian Wanjiru Njehu's primary photo
Lilian Wanjiru Njehu
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Rose Wabuke
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Kamoji Wachiira's primary photo
Kamoji Wachiira
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