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Sankofa

1993

2h 4m

6.00

Drama, Fantasy, History, Science Fiction

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

Afemo Omilami

Noble Ali

Reginald Carter

Father Raphael

Kofi Ghanaba

Sankofa

Oyafunmike Ogunlano

Mona

Alexandra Duah

Nunu

Nick Medley

Joe

Mutabaruka

Shango

Mzuri

Lucy

Jimmy Lee Savage

Mussa

Hasinatu Camara

Jumma

Jim Faircloth

James

Stanley Michelson

Mr. Lafayette

John A. Mason

Big Boy

Louise Reid

Esther

Roger Doctor

Nathan

Alditz McKenzie

Kuta

Chrispan Rigby

Photographer

Maxwell Parris

Baby Ngozi

Hossana Ghanaba

Linguist for Sankofa

Not currently streaming in the US