Movies by Fred Nii Amugi

Gold Coast Lounge

Gold Coast Lounge

In post-independence Ghana, the son of a crime family juggles power struggles and a murder case as the government threatens to shut down their lounge.

Welcome Home

Welcome Home

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.

Terminus

Terminus

A Ghanaian chemist, who in a bid to vindicate his company in a lawsuit stumbles on something even more dangerous in the process - a hidden chemical formula altered for testing and profit gains by a pharmaceutical giant.

Keteke

Keteke

It's the 1980s in rural Ghana, and Atswei is heavily pregnant and desperate to get to Ateke to deliver her baby. But when she and husband Boi miss the morning train — the only means of transport to the city — the hapless couple are left stranded in the blazing sun with only Boi's boombox for encouragement. A madcap race against time follows in this colorful screwball comedy, with wry but affectionate nods to Ghanaian traditions and gender dynamics.

See You, Amsterdam

See You, Amsterdam

A Ghanaian woman, Nana Ama, finds out at airport Schiphol that her papers are false. Her dream to start a new life in the United States falls apart. After escaping the authorities, she tries to earn a living in the Bijlmer in Amsterdam.