# Potomanto
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{{Infobox film
| name = Potomanto
| image = Potomanto film.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Release poster
| director = [Shirley Frimpong-Manso](/source/Shirley_Frimpong-Manso)
| producer = {{unbulleted list|[Ken Attoh](/source/Ken_Attoh)|[Shirley Frimpong-Manso](/source/Shirley_Frimpong-Manso)}}
| based_on =
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[Olu Jacobs](/source/Olu_Jacobs)|[Adjetey Anang](/source/Adjetey_Anang)|[Yvonne Okoro](/source/Yvonne_Okoro)|Christabel Ekeh}}
| narrator =
| music =
| cinematography = [Ken Attoh](/source/Ken_Attoh)
John Passah
| editing = [Nana Ekua Manso](/source/Nana_Ekua_Manso)
| writer =
| screenplay = {{unbulleted list|Senanu Gbedawo|[Shirley Frimpong-Manso](/source/Shirley_Frimpong-Manso)}}
| story =
| studio = [Sparrow Production](/source/Sparrow_Production)
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2013|12|20|df=y}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = [Ghana](/source/Ghana)
[Nigeria](/source/Nigeria)
| language =
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Potomanto''''' (derived from the French word ''portmanteau'') is a 2013 [Ghana](/source/Ghana)ian-[Nigerian](/source/Nigerians) action thriller film directed by [Shirley Frimpong-Manso](/source/Shirley_Frimpong-Manso). It stars [Olu Jacobs](/source/Olu_Jacobs), [Yvonne Okoro](/source/Yvonne_Okoro) and [Adjetey Anang](/source/Adjetey_Anang).[{{Cite news | url=http://graphic.com.gh/entertainment/14851-take-time-to-enjoy-my-potomanto-frimpong-manso.html |location=Accra, Ghana| title=Take time and Enjoy Potomanto | accessdate=4 June 2014|newspaper=[Daily Graphic](/source/Daily_Graphic_(Ghana))}}] It premiered at [Silverbird Cinemas](/source/Silverbird_Cinemas), [Accra](/source/Accra), [Ghana](/source/Ghana), on 20 December 2013.[{{cite web | url=http://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2013/12/19/cant-miss-shirley-frimpong-manso-premieres-new-movie-potomanto-tomorrow/ | title=Potomanto premieres at Silverbird tomorrow | date=19 December 2013 | accessdate=4 June 2014}}][{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3455108/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast | title=Potomanto on iMDB | publisher=Internet Movie Database | accessdate=4 June 2014}}]
== Plot ==
An angry ex-police officer, Andane, whose work is to [investigate](/source/Private_investigator) and catch unfaithful partners takes a different turn when he is hired to investigate the wife of a wealthy businessman. He stumbles on a ring of organ harvesters and [traffickers](/source/Smuggling) who lure young men with a promise to take them abroad. The fiancé of the [wealth](/source/wealth)y man is an undercover agent also undertaking an investigation to nab the organ traffickers. They join force in an attempt to stop the canker that has taken the lives of many of the youth in the community.[{{Citation|title=Potomanto|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3455108/|access-date=2019-11-23}}]
==Cast==
*[Olu Jacobs](/source/Olu_Jacobs) as Bankole
*[Adjetey Anang](/source/Adjetey_Anang) as Adane
*[Christabel Ekeh](/source/Christabel_Ekeh) as Afia
*[Yvonne Okoro](/source/Yvonne_Okoro) as Alice
*[Marie Humbert](/source/Marie_Humbert) as Susan
* [Mikki Osei Berko](/source/Mikki_Osei_Berko) as Koranteng
* [Senanu Gbedawo](/source/Senanu_Gbedawo) as Gyima
* Jason Nwoga as Jarreth
* Aniek An Iyoho as Shina
* Ian Oshodi as Nana
* [Elorm Adablah](/source/EL_(rapper)) as Coroner
* Kingsley Yamoah as Gabriel
* Fred Kanebi as Desmong
* John Bredu Peasah as Kwesi
* Victoria Johnson
* Edem Agbenyame
* Amos Lamptet as Sakora
* Michael Antwi as Sakora's friend
* Charlotte Appleton as Kathy
* Evelyn Apene as Vincent's Mum
* Jennipha D. Dogbegah as James's Mistress
* Paul Pascal Therson as DSP James Ofori
* Godwin Namboh as Aboagye
* Farouk Moro Haruan as Bankole Security
* Benjamin Zion as Bankole Security
* Julius Caesar as Bar Cleaner
* Elizabeth Anaba as Kelewele Seller
* George Sarpong as Dead Boy 1 in Morgue
* Felix Lomoin Morgue as Dead Boy 2 in Morgue
* Christian Ako Mensah as Kweku
* Anderson Ato Kwamen as Yaw
* Emmett Tumbay as Fight Bookie
* Frank Aidam as Fight Promoter
==Reception==
[Nollywood Reinvented](/source/Nollywood_Reinvented) gave the film a 55% rating and praised its storyline and directing.[{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2014/01/potomanto.html | title=Film Review: Potomanto | date=7 January 2014 | publisher=nollywoodreinvented.com | accessdate=4 June 2014}}] Ghanafilmindustry.com followed with 4 out of 10 stars and concluded that the film was a cheap attempt towards greatness.[{{cite web | url=http://www.ghanafilmindustry.com/review-shirley-fimpong-mansos-film-potomanto/ | title=Review of SFM film Potomanto | date=28 March 2014 | publisher=ghanafilmindustry.com | accessdate=4 June 2014}}]
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3455108|Potomanto}}
{{Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Editing}}
{{Shirley Frimpong-Manso}}
Category:2013 films
Category:Ghanaian drama films
Category:2013 action thriller films
Category:Nigerian action thriller films
Category:Best Editing Africa Movie Academy Award winners
Category:Films directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso
Category:English-language Nigerian films
Category:2013 Nigerian films
Category:English-language Ghanaian films
Category:2013 English-language films
Category:English-language action thriller films
Category:English-language drama films
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