Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

2008/04/14 • Released

Documentary
6.2
1h 21m

Overview

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.

Director : Alan Dater

Casts

Kamoji Wachiira

himself

Lilian Wanjiru Njehu

herself

Vertistine Mbaya

herself

Ngorongo Makanga

himself

Wangari Maathai

Self

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