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Sankofa

19932h 4m5.8/ 10 · TMDB · 19 votes
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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.

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Directed by Haile Gerima

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Kofi Ghanaba

Sankofa

Oyafunmike Ogunlano

Mona

Alexandra Duah

Nunu

Nick Medley

Joe

Mutabaruka

Shango

Afemo Omilami
Afemo Omilami

Noble Ali

Reginald Carter
Reginald Carter

Father Raphael

Mzuri

Lucy

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Film details

Released28 May 1993
Original languageEnglish
CountriesBurkina Faso, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, United Kingdom, United States of America
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