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Directed by | Ninja Samuel K. Nkansah |
Written by | Ninja Samuel K. Nkansah |
Screenplay by | Ninja Samuel K. Nkansah |
Story by | Ninja Samuel K. Nkansah |
Based on | 2012 |
Produced by | Ninja Samuel K. Nkansah |
Starring | Rose Mensah Ebenezer Donkor Emmanuel Afriyie Osei Joseph Priscilla Anabel Baptiste Moureau Nadhir Haouzi “Kicked Baby” |
Cinematography | Ninja Samuel K. Nkansah |
Edited by | Ninja Samuel K. Nkansah |
Music by | Ninja Samuel K. Nkansah |
Animation by | For the 3D animation for the creatures Ninja Samuel K. Nkansah |
Production company | Ninja Movie Production |
Distributed by | Ninja Movie Production |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes (two parts, 75.5 minutes each) |
Country | Ghana |
Language | Akan |
Budget | Estimated GH₵0 |
Box office | Unknown |
2016 is a 2010 Ghanaian direct-to-video science-fiction action film directed by the pseudonymous director Ninja, aka Samuel K. Nkansah. The film takes place in the year 2010 and follows Ghanaians who must survive a group of hostile aliens who invade Accra in the hopes of colonizing the world by the year 2016. The movie has become known for its bizarre trailer and its low-budget visual effects. [1] [2] [3]
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