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The Boy Kumasenu (1952)

The Boy Kumasenu poster
Directed by
Sean Graham
Genre
drama film
Country
Ghana
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy from a rural village moves to the city of Accra in Ghana. He faces challenges as he tries to find his way in a new and unfamiliar urban environment.

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What happens

The Boy Kumasenu is a 1952 feature film made in Ghana by a British film crew. It was produced and directed by Sean Graham from a script by Graham and John Wyllie. The score was by Elisabeth Lutyens. The movie became popular and had an impact on the social live of the people. It displayed signs of future potentials which made it become associated with anti colonialism and social change in the newly emerging independence Ghana. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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