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Sankofa

A self-absorbed Black American fashion model is transported back in time to a 19th-century West Indian plantation, where she faces the brutal realities of chattel slavery, forcing her to confront her own identity and privilege.

A fashion model is transported back in time to a West Indian plantation, where she witnesses the brutalities of slavery and finds solace in a community of freedom fighters.

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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