Ties That Bind (film)

Ties that Bind
Ties that Bind
	Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Leila Djansi
Written by	Leila Djansi
Produced by	Theodore Baidoo; Winrick KolbeJulia Djansi;
Starring	Kimberly Elise; Omotola Jalade Ekeinde; Ama K. Abebrese; John Dumelo; Ebbe Bassey;
Cinematography	Wes Cardino
Edited by	Avril Buekes
Music by	Thomas Vanoosting
Production; company	Turning Point Media Productions
Distributed by	Turning Point Pictures
Release date	December 5, 2011 (AFRIFF);
Country	Ghana
Language	English
Budget	$2,000,000 (estimated)

Ties that Bind is a 2011 drama film directed by Leila Djansi and starring Kimberly Elise, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and Ama K. Abebrese. It was filmed in Ghana. It was nominated in 21 categories at the 2011 Ghana Movie Awards, and won 9 awards. It received 7 nominations at the 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards and eventually won the award for the category Achievement in Screenplay.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Kimberly Elise as Theresa Harper
Ama K. Abebrese as Buki Ocansey
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde as Adobea Onyomena
John Dumelo as Lucas Morison
Ebbe Bassey as Maa Dede
Kofi Adjorlolo as Father
Fiifi Coleman as Eddie
Eddie Nartey as Godknows
Khareema Aguiar as Estelle
Randall Batinkoff as Dan Dubick
David Dontoh as Koo
Dave Harper as Dr. Saunders
Paulina Oduro
Kofi Middleton Mends as Priest
Fred Amugi
Okyeame Kwame as Seun Baka
Grace Nortey as Church Member
Angel Etse
Kofi Asamoah
Ziggy Nettyson as Worried Husband

Reception

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, especially for its acting and directing. Nollywood Reinvented gave it a 79% rating and wrote on the transition of the script "It is one thing to write a story, Any story… anyone can do it… once upon a time… and that is the end of my story. But it’s a whole other ball game to construct a story in which every little detail ties together. A story like this is a story in which the characters need not tell us what to feel, you feel it regardless. The story is really sad, and just when you think it can’t possibly get any sadder. It does! It’s an incredibly easy and quick watch… ".^[4]

References

^ "Ties that Bind on iMDB". iMDB. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
^ "Ties that Bind Review". Entertainment Television Ghana. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
^ "The Ties That Bind". Jaguda. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
^ "Ties that Bind on NR". Nollywood Reinvented. Retrieved 4 April 2014.