Young actor, Abraham Attah arrived in Ghana minutes ago after about a week stay in the United States of America. He attended the 2016 Oscars where he presented an award, and also won ‘Best Male Lead’ at the 2016 Independent Spirit Awards.
Attah was met on arrival by a team of MK Casting led by Mawuko Kuadzi, members of the press and a large number of people, presumably fans who were excited to see the ‘Beasts of No Nation’ actor.
He has won three major awards so far including Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at Venice Film Festival 2015 and ‘Rising Star Award’ at the Black Fim Critics Circle (BFCC). The award scheme called Attah’s role as “one of the strongest and most phenomenal we have ever seen” and added that he had “a very bright future ahead of him”.
Abraham Attah played the lead role of Agu, who when civil war tears his family apart, is forced to join a unit of mercenary fighters and transformed into a child soldier.
Based on the 2005 novel of the same title by Uzodinma Iweala, the movie was shoot in Ghana and also stars Ama K. Abebrese, Fred Amugi and Grace Nortey. It was directed by Emmy Award-winning Cary Fukunaga, and the first fictional feature produced and distributed by Streaming Service Netflix.
The movie was premiered in Ghana last year. Before that, it premiered on Netflix and in selected Theaters in TheUnited States of America on October 16.
It was screened at number of prestigious film festivals including Venice, BFI London and Toronto InternationalFilm Festival.
Source: livefmghana.com
PHOTOS: Abraham Attah’s arrival @ Kotoka International Airport
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