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| Directed by | Haile Gerima |
| Starring | Kofi Ghanaba Oyafunmike Ogunlano Alexandra Duah |
| Release date(s) | 1993 |
| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | Burkina Faso / Germany / Ghana / U.S.A. / U.K. |
| Language | English |
Sankofa is a 1993 Burkinabé drama film directed by Haile Gerima.
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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 (whose father is a white man) 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.
The film was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
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