Children of the Mountain
- Original title
- Children of the Mountain
- Year
- 2016
- Running time
- 90 min.
- Country
- Ghana
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Ghana-Georgia-United States;
- Genre
- Drama | Independent Film (US). Disease/illness
- Synopsis
- Essuman, a yam seller and a single parent, gives birth to a child with cleft palate and her first instinct is to run away as she's accused of causing her child's "imperfection." She makes the attempt, but her conscience brings her back and she accepts her fate. Three years later, her son is diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and Essuman tries to find the cure.
- Awards
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2016: Tribeca Film Festival: Best New Narrative Director Award
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