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Sankofa
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Sankofa

May 28, 1993
2h 4m
★ 5.6

Overview

On a photo shoot in Ghana, an American model slips back in time, becomes enslaved on a plantation and bears witness to the agony of her ancestral past.

Genres

Drama
Fantasy
History
Science Fiction

Production Companies

DIPROCI
Ghana National Commission on Culture
Mypheduh Films
Negod-Gwad Productions
NDR
WDR
Film4 Productions

Sankofa Trailers

Cast

Kofi Ghanaba

Sankofa

Kofi Ghanaba

Oyafunmike Ogunlano

Mona

Oyafunmike Ogunlano

Alexandra Duah

Nunu

Alexandra Duah

Nick Medley

Joe

Nick Medley

Mutabaruka

Shango

Mutabaruka

Afemo Omilami

Noble Ali

Afemo Omilami

Reginald Carter

Father Raphael

Reginald Carter

Mzuri

Lucy

Mzuri

Jimmy Lee Savage

Mussa

Jimmy Lee Savage

Hasinatu Camara

Jumma

Hasinatu Camara

Jim Faircloth

James

Jim Faircloth

Stanley Michelson

Mr. Lafayette

Stanley Michelson

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