While there's no doubting the sincerity of writer/director Gerima's film, one can't help sensing more than a little déjà vu in his account of the manifest evils of slavery.
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This review of Sankofa (1993) was written by Geoff Andrew and published by Time Out on 09 Feb 2006.
Sankofa has generally received very positive reviews.
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