hailes sankofa be the first and best movie about slavery ever make . forget amistad go see this movie if you can find it . the director of this movie could not get funding for this movie a the content be consider too controversial . he make the movie outside of hollywood and this result in a honest view on the history of slavery . this movie have bad distribution and no advertisement but it sell out at the box office in america . the movie be name after the bird sankofa . this bird be always look back to where it come from . this massage be important throughout the movie while for a good understanding of the present and the future you need to know where you come from and how history have treat you .