Asantewaa: Battle for the Golden Stool | |
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Directed by | Jesse Sunkwa-Mills |
Starring | Nana Ama McBrown,Tendai Okraku |
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Country | Ghana |
Language | English |
Asantewaa: Battle for the Golden Stool is a 3D Animation directed by Jesse Sunkwa-Mills. [1] [2] [3]
The 3D Animation movie tell a story of Yaa Asantewaa, the Queen Mother of Ejisu and her quest to protect the golden stool from their colonial masters who were British. [2] [4]
Asantewaa: Battle for the Golden Stool at IMDb
The animation soundtrack was composed by Eno Barony. [5]
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