TSUTSUÉ
Genre
Drama
Running time
16 minutes
Year
2022
Language
Gan
Subtitle
English and French
Country
France and Ghana
Director
Amartei Armar
Bio
Producer
Sébastien Hussenot, Yemoh Ike
Cast
Kirtson-Acquah Elisha, Idrissu Tontie Jr, Victor Incoom, Gabriel Narh Addo
Scriptwriter
Amartei Armar
Set in a small Ghanaian town surrounded by a looming landfill site that is tipping garbage into the sea, this is a story of grief. Two boys, Sowah and Okai, struggle to accept the loss of their older brother during a fishing expedition. Okai, who is only eight years old, is convinced his brother’s spirit is still out there. Tsutsue, which means “olden times”, was the first sub-Saharan short selected to compete in Cannes.
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