Gold Coast Lounge is a 2020 Ghanaian

neo-noir film Neo-noir is a revival of film noir, a genre that had originally flourished during the post-World War II era in the Cinema of the United States, United Statesroughly from 1940 to 1960. The French term, ''film noir'', translates literally to English ...

written and directed by

Pascal Aka Pascal Aka (born in Ivory Coast, July 17, 1985) is an Ivorian film director, actor, music video director and producer, very well known for his work on "Jamie and Eddie: Souls of Strife (2007)", "Evol (2010)", Double-Cross which got several nomi ...

, who also stars in the film. Other featured actors includes, Alphonse Menyo, Adjetey Anang, Zynnell Zuh, Raquel.

Synopsis

The Gold Coast Lounge, ran by John Donkor’s crime syndicate, is a popular haunt for the criminal element of colonial Ghana. with the independence of the country looming, the Lounge is threatened with closure by the new government. In this time, Donkor himself is in prison, with the lounge being managed by Donkor’s lieutenants, Daniel and Wisdom. Both taken in from a young age by Donkor, Daniel and Wisdom soon developed a fierce rivalry that continues to this day. The rivalry only intensified as Donkor considers Daniel his heir apparent, alienating Wisdom further. After their leader is killed, the eldest must take over, then comes insurrection and criminal investigation.

Cast

Alphonse Menyo Alphonse Menyo, is a Ghanaian actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Freetown'' and ''Gold Coast Lounge''. Personal life He was born in Accra, Ghana. His father, Bernard Menyo, was from East Africa. He is a former student of Natio ...

as Daniel *

as Wisdom * Raquel Ammah as Rose *

Fred Nii Amugi Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ...

as Inspector Adwene Mu Ti *

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 ...

as John Donkor *

Akofa Edjeani Asiedu Akofa Edjeani (born 20 February 1969) is a Ghanaian veteran film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre ...

as Auntie Adjoa * Gideon Boakye *

Cina Soul Christie Quincyna Quarcoopome also known in showbiz as Cina Soul is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter and recording artist. A finalist at the 2014 Vodafone Ghana Music Icons competition held in Accra, Ghana. Early life Christie Quincyna Quarcoopome ...

Zynnell Zuh Lydia Zynnell Zuh (born July 18, 1990) is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian fashion icon, actress, writer, producer, television personality and philanthropist who hails from the Volta Region, Volta region of Ghana. She joined the Ghana movie industry i ...

as Akatua

Awards

In 2019, the movie won eight awards in the Ghana Movie Award and also won six awards at the Golden Movie Awards in 2020.

References

External links

Ghanaian drama films 2020 films 2020s English-language films English-language Ghanaian films {{Ghana-film-stub