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Sankofa

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...

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.

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Info about Sankofa

Studio(s): Diproci, Ghana National Commission on Culture

Originally Released: United States, May 28, 1993

Production Countries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, United Kingdom, United States

Box Office Gross: $2,691,899.00

Budget: $1,000,000.00

Genres:Drama