Like Cotton Twines
2016 · Movie · 98 min
★ 5.5(3)unSUB Rating
From rising-star director Leila Djansi, comes her latest film festival winner LIKE COTTON TWINES, starring Jay Ellis (HBO’s Insecure). The story centers around Micah Brown (Ellis) who takes a teaching job in a Ghanaian village where he meets Tuigi, a bright girl who must atone for a deadly accident committed by her father and, according to custom, must abandon her education and be offered into religious slavery. Locked in a battle between history, church and state, Micah is determined to give Tuigi a life outside tradition.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-06-01
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 8.3/10 (3 votes)
Cast & crew
Jay Ellis
as Micha Brown
- IA
Irene Adotey
as Felicia
Adjetey Anang
as Gideon
Miranda Bailey
as Allison Dean
- DD
David Dontoh
as Father Baani
- OD
Ophelia Klenam Dzidzornu
as Tuigi
- AJ
Aiyanna Johns
as Tulip
- LK
Ludwig Mawuli Kalms
as Teacher Francis
Yvonne Okoro
as Sara
- MS
Mawuli Semevor
as Yema
Directed by Leila Djansi