Kwaku Ananse
6.7
This short by Akosua Adoma Owusu offers a spellbinding, semi-autobiographical interpretation of a traditional Ghanaian folktale in which the contemporary collides with the mythological in both content and form.
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Cast
11 people
Jojo Abot
Nyan Koronhwea
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Koo Nimo
Kwaku Ananse
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Julio Chavezmontes
Akosua Adoma Owusu
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Mónica Reina
Akosua Adoma Owusu Director · Iram Parveen Bilal Writer
First release February 12, 2013 · Produced in Ghana, Mexico, United States · Production Focus Features, Cortés Films
Production
Obibini Pictures
Production
Focus Features
Production
Cortés Films
Production
Piano
Production
Ghana · Mexico · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Twi
Release dates
Germany · February 12, 2013
Berlin International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Burkina Faso
March 5, 2015 · FESPACO Film Festival
Canada
September 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Colombia
June 27, 2013 · El Espejo Film Festival
France
May 1, 2013 · Cannes Film Festival - Short Film Corner
Ghana
July 4, 2013 · Alliance Française
Mexico
July 20, 2013 · Guanajuato International Film Festival
South Africa
July 21, 2013 · Durban International Film Festival
Sweden
March 16, 2013 · CinemAfrica Film Festival
Switzerland
August 14, 2014 · Locarno Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
December 11, 2013 · Dubai International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 12, 2013 · Theatrical
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