The Burial of Kojo
| Yɛltɔɣ'kpani | The Burial of Kojo  |
|---|---|
| Nuu tuunbaŋsim balibu | drama film, thriller film |
| Tingbani shɛli din yina | Ghana |
| Bali tuuli dini zaŋ niŋ kpɛrigu | Silmiinsili |
| Zaŋ wuhi salo dabisili | 2018 |
| Kpema | Blitz the Ambassador |
| Lahabali yibu na shee | Africa |
| Review score | 100%, 9.3/10 |
The Burial of Kojo nyɛla yuuni 2018 Ghana nima drama film shɛli bɛ ni daa kpɛri, ŋun daa nyɛ dirata nyɛ Blitz Bazawule. Ban daa yaai lala sinii ŋɔ nyɛ Bazawule, Ama K. Abebrese mini Kwaku Obeng Boateng,[1][2] Di nyɛla sinii shɛli bɛ ni daa kpɛri Ghana ni liɣiri bela, ka di daa kpɛri tiŋgbani ka daa lahi kpɛrikpɛritiba shɛba ban daa na yoli piligira kpɛrigu kpɛribu.[3] Lala sinii ŋɔ lahabali nyɛla din daa jandi Kojo, bɛ ni daa che so ni o kpi salima buɣili ni, din daa niŋ ka o bia ŋun nyɛ paɣa Esi daa chaŋ shia tiŋgbani ni o tiligi o ba.
Di nyɛla sinii shɛli bɛ ni daa zaŋ wuhi dunia zaa New York silimiin goli September biɛɣ'pishi ni yini dali yuuni 2018, Urban World Film Festival,[4][5] ni ka bɛ daa piili Best Narrative Feature (World Cinema).[6] Sinii maa nyɛla din daa nya piibu dibaa awɔi 15th Africa Movie Academy Awards ka daa di pina ayi din nyɛ Best First Feature Film zaŋ n-ti Dirata.[7] Di nyɛla sinii shɛli bɛ ni daa wuligi n-ti ARRAY ka bɛ daa bahi li Netflix silimiin goli March biɛɣ'pihita ni yini dali yuuni 2019,[8][9] di daa leei tuuli Ghana nima sinii shɛli bɛ ni daa piigi tiŋgbani kam dunia zaa Netflix.[10][4][11]
Plot
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Esi nyɛla ŋun be tiŋkpaŋ o bilim biɛhigu zaa Ghana, ni ka o daa be tiŋkpaŋ shɛli din ŋmani mɔɣili , Nzulezo, ka o ba daa nyɛ Kojo ka o ma nyɛ Ama ŋun tooi tiri daŋ maa liɣiri kam din daa niŋ ka o nyɛ teela la. Kojo nyɛla ŋun daa zooi tiŋ'karili ni amaa ka daa labi tiŋ'kpaŋ din daa niŋ lahiʒibu daa niŋ ka daa mali tamaha ni kom koŋko nyɛ di ni tooi kpihim li." Esi nyɛla ŋun daa miri o ba ka o daa zaŋ o gili mɔɣili ka daa tiri o lahabaya. Sani so yala bɛ ni daa bɛ mi — ninkuri zom ŋun daa yina lahiʒibu ŋɔ shee luɣ'shɛli binshɛɣu kam ni daa tiligi be ni" — daa paana tiŋkpaŋ ŋɔ ka daa guligi Esi shili ŋmanibila piɛlli ka daa yɛlli ni ninvuɣ bɔbigu nyɛ ban gbaai ŋmanibila maa .
Saha bela sunsuun, daŋ maa daa lahi nya sana — Esi's bapira Kwabena, ŋun daa nyɛ ninvuɣ ŋun mini Kojo daa bi tooi miri taba. Kwabena nyɛla ŋun daa suhi Kojo ni o zaŋmi o daŋ tahi fɔŋ ni ka Kojo daa zaŋ yuma ayopɔin tɛhi di zuɣu pɔi.
Cast
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- Cynthia Dankwa daa nyɛ Esi
- Ama K. Abebrese daa nyɛ Older Esi (narrator)
- Joseph Otsiman daa nyɛ Kojo, Esi's ba
- Mamley Djangmah daa nyɛ Ama, Esi's ma
- Kobina Amissah-Sam daa nyɛ Kwabena, Kojo's tizodoo
- Henry Adofo daa nyɛ Apalu
- Joyce Anima Misa Amoah daa nyɛ Nana, Esi's grandmother
- Brian Angels daa nyɛ Sergeant Asare
- Joe Addo daa nyɛ Detective Koomson
- Emanuel Nerttey daa nyɛ Young Kojo
- Edward Dankwa daa nyɛ Young Kwabena
- Zalfa Odonkor daa nyɛ Adwoa
Reception
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Critical reception
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Sinii maa nyɛla din daa nya labisiri suma. Di review aggregator wɛbsiti, Rotten Tomatoes, sinii maa daa nya saɣi n-ti zaŋ n-ti Tɛmplet:RT data din daa jandi Tɛmplet:RT data labi lihi ni Tɛmplet:RT data.[12] Metacritic nyɛla ŋun daa ti sinii ŋɔ kɔbigi puuni pihwɔi ni ata ka yɛli ni di nyɛla "universal acclaim".[13]
Richard Brody zaŋ n-ti The New Yorker wrote, "Bazawule ka daa kaai yili yiinda so ŋun daa yili yila niŋ sinii ŋɔ ni."[14] John DeFore zaŋ n-ti The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "lihiriba nyɛla ban ni tooi mali mɔɣisigu ni Bazawule's anfooni nima ŋɔ pala din yɛn pahi sinii maa binshɛli. Di nyɛla din yɛn zaŋ niriba pam tɛha na sinii yaara ŋɔ sinii nima ni."[15] Brian Costello zaŋ n-ti Common Sense Media daa sabiya, "Din bɔŋɔ nyɛla sinii shɛli din nyaɣisa, din viɛlla ka nyɛ din mali anfaani nima pam."[16]
Pina
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Urbanworld Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature (World Cinema) | The Burial of Kojo | Won | [6] |
| 2019 | Luxor African Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | Won | [10] | |
| Africa Movie Academy Awards | Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated | [17] | ||
| Achievement in Production Design | Nominated | ||||
| Achievement in Editing | Nominated | ||||
| Best Visual Effects | Nominated | ||||
| Achievement in Makeup | Nominated | ||||
| Best Sound | Nominated | ||||
| Best First Feature Film by a Director | Blitz Bazawule | Won | |||
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Joseph Otsiman | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Kobina Amissah-Sam | Nominated | |||
| Most Promising Actor | Cynthia Dankwa | Won |
Kundivihira
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- ↑ Magical realism in Accra (en-US) (13 February 2019).
- ↑ Ghanaian-produced movie to make Netflix debut in March (en) (2019-02-18).
- ↑ D'Arcy, Patrick (2017-10-25). Behind-the-scenes of The Burial of Kojo — a dazzling new film shot in Ghana (en).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tetteh, Nii Okai (2018-08-30). NEWSBlitz The Ambassador's 'The Burial Of Kojo' Gets World Wide Premiere At The Urban World Film Festival In New York (en-US).
- ↑ Exclusive: Blitz Bazawule Challenges Hollywood's Africa Narrative With Magical Realist 'The Burial Of Kojo' (en) (2018-09-21).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wilson, Tejah (2018-09-24). Urbanworld 2018 Film Review: 'The Burial of Kojo' (en).
- ↑ Sola Sobowale, Adesua Etomi win at 2019 AMAA [FULL LIST] (en-US) (28 October 2019).
- ↑ A chirim ya: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedramos - ↑ Tetteh, Nii Okai (2019-02-17). Award Winning Ghanaian Film "The Burial Of Kojo" Is Set To Be Released On Netflix This March (en-US).
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Gragau, Maulline (2019-03-26). Ghanaian-Produced Movie, The Burial of Kojo, Wins Award at Luxor African Film Festival (en).
- ↑ Udodiong, Inemesit (19 February 2019). The Burial Of Kojo: Here is what you need to know about Netflix's next original African movie. Business Insider. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ The Burial of Kojo. Fandango.
- ↑ The Burial of Kojo.
- ↑ Brody, Richard (2019-03-28). "'The Burial of Kojo,' Reviewed: A Boldly Lyrical Portrait of a Young Ghanaian Girl" (en). The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-burial-of-kojo-reviewed-a-boldly-lyrical-portrait-of-a-young-ghanaian-girl.
- ↑ A chirim ya: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs nameddefore - ↑ Costello, Brian (2019-03-19). The Burial of Kojo - Movie Review (en).
- ↑ AMAA 2019: Here are all the winners at the 15th edition of award (27 October 2019). Retrieved 29 October 2019.