Acting

David Dontoh

Born January 1, 1964 · Cape Coast, Ghana (age 62)

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Known For

Beasts of No NationBeasts of No Nation · 2015
Beasts of No Nation
★ 7.62015
MovieDramaWar
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination.
BLKNWS: Terms & ConditionsBLKNWS: Terms & Conditions · 2025
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
★ 7.02025
MovieDocumentary
Adapted from Kahlil Joseph’s renowned video art installation, BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions is a distinctive cinematic experience that mirrors the sonic textures of a record album, weaving fiction and history in an immersive journey where the fictionalized figures of W. E. B Du Bois and Marcus Garvey join artists, musicians, Joseph’s family, and even Twitter chats, in a vision for black consciousness.
The DeadThe Dead · 2010
The Dead
★ 5.52010
MovieHorrorAction
When the last evacuation flight out of war-torn Africa crashes off the coast, American Air Force Engineer Lieutenant Brian Murphy emerges as the sole survivor in a land where the dead are returning to life and attacking the living.
Heritage AfricaHeritage Africa · 1989
Heritage Africa
★ 6.21989
MovieDrama
The story of Quincy Bosomfield who is the product of colonial education and has risen to become the district commissioner. In the process, he abandons his African heritage and all that has real meaning to him.
Deadly VoyageDeadly Voyage · 1996
Deadly Voyage
★ 5.61996
MovieDramaThriller
When stowaways are found on board a Russian cargo ship, some of the officers and crew decide to dispose of them at sea. The last time they had a stowaway on board, the ship was fined heavily and black marks entered into their records, when he made it off the ship into a foreign port.
Namibia: The Struggle for LiberationNamibia: The Struggle for Liberation · 2007
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
★ 6.02007
MovieDramaHistory
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation is a 2007 epic film on the Namibian independence struggle against South African occupation as seen through the life of Sam Nujoma, the leader of the South-West Africa People's Organisation and the first president of the Republic of Namibia.
Welcome HomeWelcome Home · 2004
Welcome Home
★ 7.32004
MovieDramaComedy
Another one of those stories we hear almost every day: refugees are picked up on Austria's border after a dramatic chase. And then nothing more is heard of them. The problem is apparently resolved in the usual way, through incarceration and deportation. But it's different this time: the story continues in Ghana, where everything is suddenly turned upside down.
The Cursed OnesThe Cursed Ones · 2015
The Cursed Ones
2015
MovieDrama
The Cursed Ones tells the story of a disillusioned reporter and an idealistic young pastor, who fight to free a girl accused of witchcraft from the clutches of a system of corruption and superstition in the heart of West Africa.

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