The Boy Kumasenu

Name: The Boy Kumasenu
Genre: Drama
Released: 1952-01-01
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Nortey Engmann, Frank Tamakloe, Dr. Oku Ampofo, Rosina Ampofo, Robert Nunoo

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1952

Release Year

60 min

Runtime

Drama

Overview

It tells the story of a boy Kumasenu who moves to the city of Accra from a small fishing village, encouraged by his cousin Agboh's exaggerated tales of the wonders of city life. Hungry, he steals bread and is caught by police, but is rescued by a doctor and his wife who find him work. Agboh attempts to get Kumasenu to rob the doctor, but Kumasenu foils his cousin's plans.

Keywords

africa

ghana

Cast

Nortey Engmann

Kumasenu

Frank Tamakloe

Agboh

Dr. Oku Ampofo

Dr. Tamakloe

Rosina Ampofo

Grace

Robert Nunoo

Fiawoo

Angela Nanor

Adobia

Kofi Ghanaba

Russell Napier

Narrator

Guy Warren

Yeboah

Robert Baffour

Lawyer Mensah

Reviews(1)

6.0avg rating

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

January 7, 2025

6/10

At times, this reminded me quite a lot of one of those Children's Film Foundation movies that were designed for, and starred, the kids. Only this one is set in warmer climes, and stars the young Nortey Engmann in the title role. He lives a subsistence existence on the Atlantic ocean's "Gold Coast" b…

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