Sakawa (2018)

Name: Sakawa
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-04-06T13:45:32+02:00
Rating: 3.14

Documentary | 81 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 81 minuten

Country: Belgium / Netherlands

Directed by: Ben Asamoah

Starst: Ama and One Dollar

IMDb score: 6,7 (227)

Releasedate: 28 April 2019

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Sakawa plot

Among the poisonous e-waste in Ghana lies a wealth of information. Hard drives contain relatively easy-to-find photos and private data of former owners. Almost everyone can be found online with their name and address. The young mother Ama looks in amazement at an American street that is conjured up in a few clicks via Google Maps. She is one of the internet scammers followed in this movie. A seasoned fraudster tries to teach her the trade, but she doesn't seem to have much talent for it. He, on the other hand, knows how to drive men crazy with his fake account. “Sakawa” shows the scams from the perspective of the Ghanaians.