Kojo (Joseph Otisman) lives in the country, adamantly refusing to move to the city over the wishes of his wife (Mamley Djangmah), until his brother, Kwabena (Kobinah Amissah-Sam), arrives with news that their mother is sick. Kojo is forced to reveal his secret: he had been in love with Kwabena's fiancée (Zalfa Odonkor) and on their wedding night, Kojo got drunk and wrecked the newlywed's car, killing her. Kwabena claims to have forgiven him, but Kojo still feels wracked with guilt, which Kwabena uses to push his brother into more and more dangerous money-making schemes until Kojo goes missing. Only his daughter, Esi (Cynthia Dankwa), can untangle the threads of the story to find him.
This reminded me a lot of Beasts of the Southern Wild. It has that same quasi-dreamlike feel and meandering pace. I liked this one more, though. It felt more cohesive, more tied to a history of people and folklore. It is currently streaming on the Criterion Channel but probably not for long.
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