Sinking Sands
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| Directed by | Leila Djansi |
| Written by | Leila Djansi |
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| Cinematography | Adrian Correia |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Ghana[1][2] |
Sinking Sands is a 2010 Ghanaian drama film written, produced and directed by Leila Djansi, and starring Jimmy Jean-Louis, Ama Abebrese, Emmanuel Yeboah A. and Yemi Blaq. The film received nine (9) nominations and won 3 awards at the 2011 Africa Movie Academy Awards, including the awards for Best Screenplay & Best Makeup.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Premise
[edit | edit source]The film tells the story of a couple, Jimah and Pabi, whose marriage turns into violence and abuse when Jimah becomes disfigured in a domestic accident.[10]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Jimmy Jean-Louis as Jimah
- Ama Abebrese as Pabi
- Yemi Blaq as Dr Zach Mathews
- Chris Attoh as Mensah
- Doris Sakitey as Mrs. Dodou
- Grace Nortey as Grandma
- Narki Adulai as Wedding Guest
- Louis Marcus as Jimahs' friend
- Daphne Akatugba as Patience
- Faustina Aheto as Mourner
- Avissey Gbormitah as man under the tree
- Amanda Jissie as Ms Olu
- Trustina Fafa Sarbah as Stella
- Mrs. Julia Djansi as Panel Member
- Eddie Coffie as Obed
- Peter Etse as Priest
- Akosua Agyepong as Mama May
- Joe Akpali as Bank Manager
- Valarie Kessie as Harlott
- Archibald Etse as Son
- Afi Dzakpasu as Singer at Bar
- Samir Yaw White as Mourner
- Natascha Mieke as Dr. Samantha Rogers
- Michelle Hogba as herself
- Lawrence Hanson as Panel member
Reception
[edit | edit source]The film was positively received by many African movie critics with NollywoodForever.com concluding that "A wonderful movie that I would recommend in a heartbeat. This shows to all those narrow-minded people that believe that you need glitz, glamour and brazilian weave to make a good movie that you DO NOT. The rawness in the movie was breathtaking and to be applauded. The acting was on point as was the cinematography."[11]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Sinking Sands at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 2010 films
- 2010 drama films
- Ghanaian drama films
- Best Screenplay Africa Movie Academy Award winners
- Best Makeup Africa Movie Academy Award winners
- 2010s English-language films
- English-language Ghanaian films
- Films directed by Leila Djansi
- English-language drama films
- 2010s drama film stubs
- Ghanaian film stubs