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

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