Sakawa 2018.

This has little to do with Nigerians having no conscience, but rather comes from said gap in incomes and wealth. Where to watch. Technical specs Edit. The people we follow are criminals, yet I found myself on their side because of how insanely gullible their loser victims are. I caught Sakawa at MIFF last year and was blown away it's distinctive style of documentary filmmaking.

 

Sakawa: Directed by Ben Asamoah. With Ama, One Dollar. A group of young Ghanaians turn to internet fraud to help them with a desperate situation.Under people….

 

Sakawa () on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more Netherlands, November , (Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival).Experience the other side of internet dating site scams and the economic ramifications that drive those who participate, seen through the eyes of a group of unemployed Ghanaian youth who defraud Westerners.

 

An unbiased behind-the-scenes look at internet scamming in Ghana, where con artists cheat wealthy Westerners to escape poverty.Sign In.

 

There's a treasure trove of information to be found in the poisonous e-waste in Ghana. It's a relatively simple matter to open up hard drives and gain.A group of young Ghanaians turn to internet fraud to help them with a desperate situation.

 

forum? Belgium | | 81 minutes | Ben Asamoah. Experience the other side of internet dating site scams and the economic ramifications that drive those who.About us Cineuropa is the first European portal dedicated to cinema and audiovisual in 4 languages.

 

forum? SAKAWA ; year: ; genre: documentary ; directed by: Ben Asamoah ; film run: 81' ; release date: NL 28/03/, BE 24/04/It plays out like a wistful, melancholy meditation on globalisation and the people it leaves behind, telling the story of online dating scammers in Ghana as they try to build lives for themselves using the limited resources they have available, in a world where rapid industrialisation and historical exploitation have left them sifting through digital detritus to try to scrape by.

 

Sakawa [Asamoah, Ben] on bestinternettvbox.online *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Sakawa. Sakawa Paperback – December 28, by Ben Asamoah (Author).It may explain why there is no compassion with the people they rob overseas via the so-called Ghanese scams.

 

The final scene of burning electronics, alongside the animals of the junk yard, and the audio clips from the phone dating scams is incredible.

 

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This has little to do with Nigerians having no conscience, but rather comes from said gap in incomes and wealth.

 

Asamoah also never actually clarifies the industry and structure around the scams aside from the religious component, which remains the most fascinating aspect here, not as much bridging tradition and technology as showing how each is reaching out for the other.

 

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Superficially, the scams look so easy but in fact take a lot of care and persistence to massage the victims.

 

And they scroll through dating websites, constructing fake profiles for stunning women, hoping to cash in on gullible Western men.

 

I was just calmly presented reality.

 

A documentary that really humanizes and informs, shares reality without drama or judgement.

 

It's haunting, strange and left a profound impression on me.

 

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It plays out like a wistful, melancholy meditation on globalisation and the people it leaves behind, telling the story of online dating scammers in Ghana as they try to build lives for themselves using the limited resources they have available, in a world where rapid industrialisation and historical exploitation have left them sifting through digital detritus to try to scrape by.

 

Apart from the obvious pollution it leaves behind, this movie shows additional issues arising when disposed computer media like disks or other data storage hardware, is abused to blackmail someone elsewhere in the world, by using privately made photo or video material stored on it.

 

It clearly depicts an unsurmountable gap in perspectives on the value of money.

 

Indeed, this gap in incomes and wealth seems typical for the situation of many in that country.

 

Ama One Dollar.

 

I only had the festival website, from which I deduced that the story would delve deep into the problem of e-waste.

 

Superficially, the scams look so easy but in fact take a lot of care and persistence to massage the victims.

 

Simply browsing through photos found on the disks or via Google Street View displays expensive houses.

 

The announcement on the IDFA website mentioned the example of a man having to buy fish ad euro per week commissioned by his employer, while himself earning only 12 euro per month for the job.

 

Plenty couleur locale is included in this movie.

 

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Equipped with a name and address, almost anybody can be found online.

 

Apart from the obvious pollution it leaves behind, this movie shows additional issues arising when disposed computer media like disks or other data storage hardware, is abused to blackmail someone elsewhere in the world, by using privately made photo or video material stored on it.

 

forum? It plays out like a wistful, melancholy meditation on globalisation and the people it leaves behind, telling the story of online dating scammers in Ghana as they try to build lives for themselves using the limited resources they have available, in a world where rapid industrialisation and historical exploitation have left them sifting through digital detritus to try to scrape by.

 

I had wrongly assumed that rare chemical elements were to be rescued, being worth some money.

 

Equipped with a name and address, almost anybody can be found online.