Sankofa

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Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 5 Minutes
Release Year:
1993
Sankofa (1993)

A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive power of community and rebellion as she becomes a member of a freedom-seeking Maroon colony.

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Release Date:

28 May 1993

Language:

English

Director:

Haile Gerima

Writer:

Haile Gerima

Main Actors:

Kofi Ghanaba, Oyafunmike Ogunlano, Alexandra Duah, Nick Medley

Plot:

A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive power of community and rebellion as she becomes a member of a freedom-seeking Maroon colony.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Direction de la Production Cinématographique

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%