Sankofa
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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Cast
19 people
Kofi Ghanaba
Sankofa
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Oyafunmike Ogunlano
Mona
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Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Alexandra Duah
Nunu
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Heritage Africa
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Nick Medley
Joe
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Mutabaruka
Shango
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Bob Marley: One Love
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Afemo Omilami
Noble Ali
Known for
True Detective
The Good Lie
Reginald Carter
Father Raphael
Known for
Dr. No
Mzuri
Lucy
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Jimmy Lee Savage
Mussa
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Hasinatu Camara
Jumma
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Jim Faircloth
James
Stanley Michelson
Mr. Lafayette
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Haile Gerima Director · David J. White Composer Agustín Cubano Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.7M · Budget $1M · United States release May 28, 1993
Box office
Budget
$1,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,691,899
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
DIPROCI
Production
Ghana National Commission on Culture
Production
Mypheduh Films
Production
Negod-Gwad Productions
Production
NDR
Production
WDR
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Film4 Productions
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Burkina Faso · Ethiopia · Germany · Ghana · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Akan · English
Release dates
United States · May 28, 1993
Theatrical
Canada
September 15, 1993 · Limited theatrical · Toronto International Film Festival
France
November 13, 1996 · Theatrical
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