{{short description|2016 film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Nakom | image = Nakom film poster.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Kelly Daniela Norris<br>T. W. Pittman | producer = Isaac Adakudugu<br>Kelly Daniela Norris<br>T.W. Pittman<br>Giovanni Ximénez | writer = Isaac Adakudugu<br>T. W. Pittman | starring = Jacob Ayanaba | music = Daby Balde | cinematography = Bob Geile | editing = Tomas Vengris | distributor = Corinth Films | released = {{Film date|2016|2|15|Berlin|df=yes}} | runtime = 90 minutes | country = Ghana<br>United States | language = Kussal }}
'''''Nakom''''' is a 2016 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Kelly Daniela Norris and T. W. Pittman.<ref name="Berlin">{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.php?film_id=201605844#tab=filmStills |title=Nakom |accessdate=16 February 2016|work=Berlinale}}</ref> The film had its world premiere at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama section<ref name="Panorama1">{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/panorama/pan-presse-detail_29908.html |title=Berlinale 2016: Panorama Celebrates Teddy Award's 30th Anniversary and Announces First Titles in Programme |accessdate=20 December 2015 |work=Berlinale}}</ref> and was invited to have its North American premiere at the New Directors/New Films Festival in New York.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmlinc.org/daily/complete-lineup-announced-for-45th-new-directors-new-films/|title=Complete Lineup Announced for 45th New Directors/New Films|date=18 February 2016|newspaper=Film Society of Lincoln Center|language=en-US|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref>
==Plot== An intimate narrative from Northern Ghana, ''Nakom'' follows Iddrisu, a talented medical student who must return to his home village after his father's sudden death and fight for his family's survival.
==Cast== * Jacob Ayanaba as Iddrisu Awinzor * Grace Ayariga as Damata * Justina Kulidu as Senior Mother * Shetu Musah as Junior Mother * Abdul Aziz as Kamal * Esther Issaka as Fatima * James Azure as Chief of Nakom
==Reception== ''Nakom'' won the Audience Choice Award at the 37th Durban International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.durbanfilmfest.co.za/index.php/news/item/3269-audience-choice-awards-at-the-37th-durban-international-film-festival.html|title=Durban International Film Festival - Audience Choice Awards at the 37th Durban International Film Festival|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref> It was nominated for the Best First Feature Award at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. At the Hong Kong International Film Festival, it was nominated for the FIPRESCI Prize, the Golden Firebird Award, and the SIGNIS Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://40.hkiff.org.hk/en/awards|title=Awards - The 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival|website=40.hkiff.org.hk|access-date=27 November 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617011040/https://40.hkiff.org.hk/en/awards|archivedate=17 June 2016}}</ref> At the Seattle International Film Festival, it was nominated for the New Directors Competition.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.siff.net/press/siff-press-releases/siff-2016-award-winners|title=CAPTAIN FANTASTIC, GLEASON, GIRL ASLEEP WIN TOP AWARDS AT THE 42ND SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL|date=12 June 2016|newspaper=Seattle International Film Festival|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref> It has been nominated for the 2016 Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/indie-spirit-award-nominations-2017-1201858752/|title=Spirit Awards Nominations: 'Moonlight', 'American Honey', 'Manchester' & 'Jackie' Rally|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=22 November 2016|newspaper=Deadline|language=en-US|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref>
Dennis Harvey for Variety positively reviewed ''Nakom'' after its world premiere at the Berlinale. He wrote "for U.S.-based co-directors Kelly Daniela Norris and TW Pittman, [''Nakom''] doesn't have the outside-looking-in feel of similar international co-productions, but there's an air of authenticity as well as a pleasingly laid-back yet substantive narrative engagement to this polished effort."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/nakom-review-1201712289/|title=Film Review: 'Nakom'|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|date=26 February 2016|newspaper=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref>
John DeFore for The Hollywood Reporter wrote "a cast of non-actors acquits itself very nicely here, and the nature of the shoot — in which locals played key roles in the low-budget production — make the film's polish all the more impressive ... a strong performance from star Jacob Ayanaba should win fans at fests and play well to a niche audience on video."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/nakom-film-review-890669|title='Nakom': Film Review|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref>
In Manohla Dargis's "favorites" for the New Directors/New Films program, she wrote "NAKOM is made memorable through the graceful visuals, gentle pacing and deep feeling that the directors T. W. Pittman and Kelly Daniela Norris bring to this story.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/movies/at-new-directors-new-films-a-glimpse-of-the-otherworldly.html|title=At New Directors/New Films, a Glimpse of the Otherworldly|last=Dargis|first=Manohla|date=15 March 2016|last2=Scott|first2=A. O.|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref>
"Kelly Daniela Norris and T.W. Pittman's ''Nakom'' immediately announces itself as a modest triumph of world-building," says Wes Greene at ''Slant''. "''Nakom'' depicts a culture rarely ever shown on screen, and yet Iddrisu's struggle to move forward without betraying his upbringing reflects feelings that are unmistakably universal."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/nakom|title=Nakom {{!}} Film Review {{!}} Slant Magazine|newspaper=Slant Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|4210112|Nakom}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nakom}} Category:2016 films Category:2016 drama films Category:American drama films Category:Ghanaian drama films Category:English-language Ghanaian films Category:2016 English-language films Category:2016 American films Category:English-language drama films