Joni Waka

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Joni Waka
Directed by Van Vicker
Written byVan Vicker
Produced byVan Vicker
Production
company
Sky Orange Productions
Release date
  • 2012 (2012)
Country Ghana
LanguageEnglish

Joni Waka is a Ghanaian movie directed and written by Van Vicker in 2012. The movie was Van Vicker's first movie in Twi. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Synopsis

Joni Waka goes back to his village because he has made a discovery about his homeland. He had a plan and just how to get it was a bit stressful but his unofficial guide Paa Nii who is the village eye, gets things complicated. Meanwhile the innkeeper's wife expresses her affection for Joni and bully's any lady who gets closer to Joni. Joni also was the love of many women in the village. [5] [6] [7]

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