Guldkysten -

Directed by Daniel Dencik and starring , the film is a visceral, semi-impressionistic look at the final years of the Danish colony. Gold Coast (2015) and Danish economies of colonial guilt

: Facing financial struggles after the Napoleonic Wars and the loss of Norway, Denmark sold its holdings to the United Kingdom in 1850 for £10,000, ending nearly 200 years of Danish presence in Africa. 2. The Film: Guldkysten (2015)

: Denmark made history in 1792 as the first European country to criminalize the slave trade. However, this edict did not take effect until 1803 and did not abolish slavery itself—it only banned the transport of new slaves from Africa.

: The primary reason for Denmark's presence was the transatlantic slave trade . Between 1660 and 1803, Danish ships transported approximately 86,000 enslaved people to the Danish West Indies (now the U.S. Virgin Islands).

: Following the ban, the Danish government attempted to pivot to plantation agriculture (coffee and tobacco) to maintain economic viability. These efforts largely failed due to disease, local resistance from the Asante Kingdom , and a lack of resources.

The Danish Gold Coast was a series of settlements and forts located in what is now modern-day . The colony's headquarters was Christiansborg Castle (Osu Castle) in Accra.