1993 · drama · history
Sankofa (1993)
Directed by Haile Gerima2h 4m1993
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.
Our read: Sankofa (1993) (1993) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · history entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / history, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
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