Sankofa (film)

Sankofa (film)

Infobox Film
name = Sankofa


image_size = 180px
caption = The DVD cover
director = Haile Gerima
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writer =
narrator =
starring = Kofi Ghanaba
Oyafunmike Ogunlano
Alexandra Duah
music =
cinematography =
editing =
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released = 1993
runtime = 124 min.
country = Burkina Faso / Germany / Ghana / U.S.A. / U.K.
language = English
budget =
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imdb_id = 0108041

"Sankofa" is a 1993 drama film directed by Haile Gerima.

Plot

The story follows Mona, a contemporary model, as she is visited by spirits lingering in the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana and travels to the past, where, as a house servant named Shola she is constantly abused by her slave masters. Nunu, an African-born field hand, and Shango, Shola's West Indian love interest, all continuously rebel against the slave system. For Nunu this means direct conflict with her son, a mulatto benefiting from the system as a head slave. Inspired by Nunu and Shango's determination to defy the system, Shola finally chooses to fight back against her masters.

Cast

*Kofi Ghanaba
*Oyafunmike Ogunlano
*Alexandra Duah
*Nick Medley
*Mutabaruka
*Afemo Omilami
*Reggie Carter
*Mzuri
*Jimmy Lee Savage
*Hasinatu Camara
*Jim Faircloth
*Stanley Michelson
*John A. Mason
*Louise Reid
*Roger Doctor
*Alditz McKenzie
*Chrispan Rigby
*Maxwell Parris
*Hossana Ghanaba

Nominations

The film was nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1993.

External links

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