Potomanto

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Potomanto
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Release poster
Directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Ken Attoh
John Passah
Edited by Nana Ekua Manso
Production
company
Release date
  • 20 December 2013 (2013-12-20)
Running time
120 minutes
Countries Ghana
Nigeria

Potomanto (derived from the French word portmanteau) is a 2013 Ghanaian-Nigerian action thriller film directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso. It stars Olu Jacobs, Yvonne Okoro and Adjetey Anang. [1] It premiered at Silverbird Cinemas, Accra, Ghana, on 20 December 2013. [2] [3]

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Plot

An angry ex-police officer, Andane, whose work is to investigate and catch unfaithful partners takes a different turn when he is hired to investigate the wife of a wealthy businessman. He stumbles on a ring of organ harvesters and traffickers who lure young men with a promise to take them abroad. The fiancé of the wealthy man is an undercover agent also undertaking an investigation to nab the organ traffickers. They join force in an attempt to stop the canker that has taken the lives of many of the youth in the community. [4]

Cast

Reception

Nollywood Reinvented gave the film a 55% rating and praised its storyline and directing. [5] Ghanafilmindustry.com followed with 4 out of 10 stars and concluded that the film was a cheap attempt towards greatness. [6]

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References

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  2. "Potomanto premieres at Silverbird tomorrow". 19 December 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. "Potomanto on iMDB". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  4. Potomanto , retrieved 2019-11-23
  5. "Film Review: Potomanto". nollywoodreinvented.com. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  6. "Review of SFM film Potomanto". ghanafilmindustry.com. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.