Adanggaman

17th Century, West Africa. In a typical village on the so-called Slave Coast, the old chief N’Go insists that his son Ossei marry the daughter of a rich family. Unable to be with the girl he truly loves, the rebellious Ossei decides to leave the village. That night, Ossei’s village is burned and pillaged. Many are killed, while the others are taken prisoner. The bloody massacre is not executed by European slave traders, but by the Amazon warriors of the neighboring tyrant Adanggaman. When Ossei returns to his destroyed village, he finds out that both his father and girlfriend have been killed. He rushes to search for his missing mother Mo Akassi. Ossei catches up with the captured villagers led by the cruel Amazons on the difficult voyage toward Adanggaman’s kingdom. Ossei tries in vain to rescue his mother and is wounded. He finds himself among the many men, women and children in chains, humiliated and beaten like pathetic beasts. Adanggaman is filled with joy at the results of his Amazons’ recent manhunt, the inhuman source of his prestige, fortune and power. It is evident that his own kingdom has not escaped the hands of European slave traders by accident.Adanggaman was as a memorial to four centuries of slave trade. Forgive, but don’t forget, is M’Bala’s message.