{"id":24556,"date":"2023-03-04T15:45:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T15:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/04\/alliance-francaise-shows-28th-the-crossroads\/"},"modified":"2023-03-04T15:45:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T15:45:48","slug":"alliance-francaise-shows-28th-the-crossroads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/04\/alliance-francaise-shows-28th-the-crossroads\/","title":{"rendered":"Alliance Francaise Shows \u201828th The Crossroads\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201828th The Crossroads,\u2019 an animation film that is set in the Gold Coast in February 1948, will be screened on Independence Day, March 6, 2023, at Alliance Francaise in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>The film recreates the events leading to the Crossroad shooting of World War II veterans in Osu, Accra, in the Gold Coast, which is what Ghana was called by its British colonial overlords before independence.<\/p>\n<p>Intricately woven around the lives of three World War veterans at the time \u2014 Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal Attipoe, and Private Odartey Lamptey, whose expectation of coming home to a life of honour and respect for having fought for the British Empire in the war was dashed when they walked into a life of failed promises and despair.<\/p>\n<p>Tired of bottling up their frustration and disappointment, these three war veterans and dozens of their colleagues finally decided to make known their frustrations to the government of the day in a planned peaceful demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>According to history, the men planned to present a petition to the British Governor of the time and Commander-In-Chief of the Gold Coast Regiment, Sir Gerald Creasy, over their unpaid gratuities after World War II.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, what transpired redefined the political history of the Gold Coast when the men arrived at the crossroads of the Christiansborg Castle; the seat of government at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The show starts at 6pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u201828th The Crossroads,\u2019 an animation film that is set in the Gold Coast in February 1948, will be screened on Independence Day, March 6, 2023, at Alliance Francaise in Accra. 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