Director: Haile Gerima
Language
English
NMTW
78%
Good
1 nomination
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| Domestic Box Office (USA): | 2 198 984 $ |
| Country: | Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, United Kingdom, USA |
| NMTW Rating: | |
| Length: | 2 h 4 min |
Description:
During a photoshoot in Ghana, an American model is unexpectedly transported to the past. She finds herself enslaved on a plantation, forced to endure the suffering of her ancestors firsthand.
| Alternative title: | Sankofa |
| Release year: | 1993 |
| Language: | English |
| Awards: | 🏆 1 nomination |
| Director: | Haile Gerima |
| Type: | Movie |
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