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A mysterious death / by John Bulmer and Sarah Errington ; narrator, John Nettles.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Ethnographic video online.
- Under the sun
- Language:
- English
- Undetermined
- Subjects (All):
- Death.
- Spirits.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies.
- Burial.
- Coffins.
- Ghana.
- Genre:
- Ethnographic films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (49 min.) : sound, color.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 1999.
- Language Note:
- English, some undetermined native language, with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- A sudden death occurred in Teshie, a fishing village in southern Ghana . The cause of death must be discovered before burial can take place. Suspicion is rife within the family that evil spirits may be responsible. Kotey, the dead man was an electrician for the army. He was only 45 when he collapsed and died leaving a wife and two daughters dependent on his younger brother Tawiah. He's just returned from seeing the doctor who should determin the real cause of death, but the family's suspicions are only increased.
- Notes:
- Previously released on DVD.
- Title from title frames (Ethnographic video online, viewed May 17, 2012).
- Filmed in Teshi, Ghana and Accra, Ghana.
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2010. (Ethnographic video online). Available via World Wide Web.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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