Elmina (film)

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Elmina
Directed byRedeemer Mensah
Starring Ama K. Abebrese
Akofa Edjeani Asiedu
Kofi Bucknor
Release date
  • 2010 (2010)
Country Ghana

Elmina is a 2010 Ghanaian film directed by Redeemer Mensah and was made in collaboration with Revele Films. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

The movie follows the people of Elmina, Ghana following the discovery of crude oil as they battle against corrupt multinational corporations. [1] [2]

Awards

The film was nominated for an African Movie Academy Award in Nigeria in 2011, and voted number 35 on the Artinfo list of the 100 most iconic works of art from 2007–2012. [4] [5] [2]

Cast

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