Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai (2008)★ 8.0/10
- Documentary
Directed by: Alan Dater, Lisa Merton
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 movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration.
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Cast & crew
Larisa EryominaVoiceover for several characters (voice)
Njogu KahareSelf (Green Belt Movement)Leah KisomoSelfKinyanjui KiunoSelf (Green Belt Movement)
Wangari MaathaiSelfNjorongo MakangaSelfVertistine MbayaSelf (Green Belt Movement)Naomi Kabura MukunuSelfKang'ethe MungaiSelf (human rights activist)Moses Ndiritu MutaSelf (Wangari Maathai's brother)Fredrick NjauSelf (Green Belt Movement)Lilian Wanjiru NjehuSelfRose WabukeKamoji WachiiraSelf (environmental scientist and activist)