''A Sting in a Tale'' is a 2009 Ghanaian

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

written and directed by

Shirley Frimpong-Manso Shirley Frimpong-Manso (born 16 March 1977) is a Ghanaian film director, writer, and producer. She is the founder and CEO of Sparrow Productions, a film, television and advertising production company. She won Best Director at the 6th Africa Mo ...

and produced by Ken Attoh. The film won five awards at the

Ghana Movie Awards ''Ghana Movie Awards'' is an annual film award to recognise excellence in the Ghanaian film industry. The first edition was held on 25 December 2010 at the Accra International Conference Center. It’s only in 2017 that the ceremony wasn’t held ...

in 2010, including the awards for ''Best Director'', ''Best Writing — Adapted or Original Screen Play'', ''Best Cinematography'' and ''Best Original Song''.

Premise

Two unemployed graduates who embark on a journey to make it in a world where you need more than what you have to get what you want.

Cast

Adjetey Anang Adjetey Anang (born 8 July 1973) is a Ghanaian actor, popularly known as "Pusher", which was his screen name in the television series '' Things We Do for Love''. He has featured in many Ghanaian movies, including ''Deadly Voyage'', ''A Sting in a ...

Lydia Forson Lydia Forson (born 24 October 1984) is a Ghanaian actress, writer, and producer. In 2010 she won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Early life and education Forson was born on 24 October 1984 in Mankessim, Ghana ...

Majid Michel Majid Michel (born 22 September 1980) is a Ghanaian actor, model, television personality, evangelist and a humanitarian. He received nominations for ''Best Actor in a Leading Role'' at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2 ...

Joselyn Dumas Joselyn Dumas (; born 31 August 1980) is a Ghanaian television host and actress. In 2014 she starred in '' A Northern Affair'', a role that earned her a Ghana Movie Award and an Africa Movie Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Early l ...

Reviews

It received a 4/5 rating from talkafricanmovies, who recommended the film and concluded that "the movie is a mixed bag of success, death, and ghosts and there is a certain African authenticity about it". It also got favourable review from Ghanacelebrities.

References

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* 2009 films Ghanaian drama films English-language Ghanaian films 2000s English-language films 2009 thriller films Best Soundtrack Africa Movie Academy Award winners Films directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso {{Ghana-film-stub