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59% Critic Match
Sankofa
5.9 / 10• 1993• 2h 4m•NR• English
DramaFantasyHistoryScience Fiction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
KG
Kofi Ghanaba
Sankofa
LeadOO
Oyafunmike Ogunlano
Mona
AD
Alexandra Duah
Nunu
NM
Nick Medley
Joe
M
Mutabaruka
Shango
Afemo Omilami
Noble Ali
Reginald Carter
Father Raphael
M
Mzuri
Lucy
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Haile Gerima's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sankofa is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
