Plot:
A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive power of community and rebellion as she becomes a member of a freedom-seeking Maroon colony.
Type: movie (N/A)
Original Title: Sankofa
Directors: Haile Gerima
Actors: Kofi Ghanaba, Oyafunmike Ogunlano, Alexandra Duah
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 2h 5m (7500s)
Rating: 7 (794)
Released on: May 28, 1993 (United States)
Origins: United States, Ghana, Burkina Faso, United Kingdom, Germany, Ethiopia
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