Run Baby Run | |
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Directed by | Emmanuel Apea |
Screenplay by | John Apea [1] [2] |
Starring | John Apea Evelyn Addo Fred Johnson Collins Agyeman Sarpong Kofi Bucknor |
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Running time | 128 min |
Country | Ghana |
Language | English |
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