Roots Time
2006, English. Directed by Silvestre Jacobi.
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
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 14 November 2006
- Country
- Argentina, Jamaica
- Written by
- Silvestre Jacobi
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Roots Time runs 73 minutes (1h 13m).
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Roots Time isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 November 2006. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Roots Time?
If you liked Roots Time, try Tom Thumb, The Pirate, Road to Morocco.
Who directed Roots Time?
Roots Time (2006) was directed by Silvestre Jacobi and stars Llewelyn Samuda, Woolton Harrison, Louis Christie.