The Burial of Kojo
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The Burial of Kojo is a 2018 Ghanaian drama film by Blitz Bazawule that blends magical realism and social commentary to tell the story of a young girl recounting her father Kojo’s mysterious disappearance.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Africa Movie Academy Award for Best First Feature Film by a Director
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Best Narrative Feature at Urbanworld Film Festival ⓘ |
| castMember |
Ama K. Abebrese
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Cynthia Dankwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Otsiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael Fernandez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilming | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | praised for its visual poetry and storytelling ⓘ |
| director | Blitz Bazawule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Array ⓘ |
| distributor | Array Releasing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Blitz Bazawule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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fantasy drama film ⓘ independent film ⓘ magical realism film ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Blitz Bazawule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMetacriticCategory | generally favorable reviews ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Twi ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Esi
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Kojo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Blitz Bazawule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Esi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NetflixReleaseYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first Ghanaian films acquired by Netflix
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its blend of magical realism and social commentary ⓘ its lyrical visual style ⓘ |
| platformRelease | Netflix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young girl named Esi recounts the story of her father Kojo’s mysterious disappearance. ⓘ |
| producer | Blitz Bazawule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 80 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Blitz Bazawule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
environmental degradation
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family ⓘ guilt ⓘ illegal mining ⓘ redemption ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| usesNarrativeDevice | magical realism ⓘ |
| worldPremiereEvent | Urbanworld Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldPremiereYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| writer | Blitz Bazawule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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