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Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 14, 2008

Runtime

1h 21m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

62%

Original Title

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

Production Companies

Marlboro Productions

Director

Lisa Merton

Description

This documentary provides a window into the extraordinary life of activist and Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan woman who has worked to regain ownership of her country and its fate after years of colonialism. While gentle and thoughtful, Maathai carries a powerful message: the First World holds much of the responsibility for the environmental, economic and social struggles of the developing world.