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Roots Time

Roots Time

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Roots Time is the story of "Jah Bull" and "Baboo", two Rastafarians that sell LP records in an old colorful car field for the villages within Jamaica. By chance "Farmer Roots," his favorite radio host makes them finger in an emergency by carrying his sick girlfriend to a hospital. "Jah Bull" and "Baboo" by their Rastafarian principles, do not believe in traditional medicine and convince "Farmer Roots" to take his sick girlfriend to a known herbal doctor called Bongo Hu. Getting to the herbal doctor is much more difficult than they expected and all kinds of adventures happen along the way

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

73 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

14 November 2006

Country

Argentina

Cast

Llewelyn Samuda

Llewelyn Samuda

Baboo

Woolton Harrison

Woolton Harrison

Jah Bull

Louis Christie

Louis Christie

Farmer Roots

Brenda Finlayson

Brenda Finlayson

Brenda

Ras Amuna

Ras Amuna

I Ras Amuna I

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