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    Au nom du Christ 1993 POSTER

    Au nom du Christ

    1993

    French

    6.1

    2

    Action

    africa

    Comedy

    Drama

    pig

    religion

    swine

    Roger Gnoan M'Bala Roger Gnoan M'Bala Director Innocent Kacou Innocent Kacou as Vanassa Kone Vanassa Kone as Brice Karrel Brice Karrel as Jean Lokokou Jean Lokokou as
    A West African pig farmer has a religious vision, wherein he is told that he'll be Magloire the First, a prophet of Christ. He then sets out to rid his local villagers of superstition and instead save them for Jesus.
    Jane 2017 POSTER

    Jane

    2017

    English

    7.8

    14

    98%

    86%

    Action

    africa

    archive footage

    biography

    Biography

    chimpanzee

    Documentary

    nature

    tanzania

    Brett Morgen Brett Morgen Director Jane Goodall Jane Goodall as Herself Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick as Himself Hugo Van Lawick Hugo Van Lawick as Himself
    Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.
    A United Kingdom 2016 POSTER

    A United Kingdom

    2016

    English

    6.9

    79

    83%

    77%

    Action

    africa

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    marriage

    Romance

    Amma Asante Amma Asante Director Anastasia Hille Anastasia Hille as Dot Williams Nicholas Lyndhurst Nicholas Lyndhurst as George Williams Rosamund Pike Rosamund Pike as Ruth Williams Rupert Vansittart Rupert Vansittart as Sir Ian Fraser
    The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth defied family, Apartheid and empire - their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world.
    Desert Flower 2009 POSTER

    Desert Flower

    2009

    English

    7.3

    8

    50%

    72%

    Action

    africa

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    Drama

    somalia

    supermodel

    wilderness

    Sherry Hormann Sherry Hormann Director Anthony Mackie Anthony Mackie as Harold Jackson Nigel Betts Nigel Betts as Home Office Detective Sally Hawkins Sally Hawkins as Marilyn Timothy Spall Timothy Spall as Terry Donaldson
    The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against female genital mutilation.
    Ceasefire 2016 POSTER

    Ceasefire

    2016

    French

    6.1

    4

    60%

    Action

    africa

    Drama

    History

    Emmanuel Courcol Emmanuel Courcol Director Romain Duris Romain Duris as Georges Laffont Céline Sallette Céline Sallette as Hélène Philippe Pierrard Philippe Pierrard as Labadou Julie-Marie Parmentier Julie-Marie Parmentier as Madeleine
    In the early 1920s, Georges Laffont, traumatized by the horrific trench warfare, decides to leave his life behind and travel to West Africa. In the vast territories of Upper Volta he - with the help of Diofo, artist and also survivor of the Great War - try to recruit the villagers as labor for plantations in Ghana. But his adventure leads him to a dead-end, and he comes back to Paris desperate to find his place in the world.
    Mighty Joe Young 1949 POSTER

    Mighty Joe Young

    1949

    English

    7.0

    9

    91%

    64%

    Action

    Adventure

    africa

    ape

    decoy

    Drama

    exotic pet

    Fantasy

    gorilla

    Sci-Fi

    wrestler

    Ernest B. Schoedsack Ernest B. Schoedsack Director Joyce Compton Joyce Compton as Alice Addison Richards Addison Richards as City Attorney Terry Moore Terry Moore as Jill Young Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as John Young
    A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.
    Sheena 1984 POSTER

    Sheena

    1984

    English

    4.9

    11

    11%

    34%

    Action

    Adventure

    africa

    based on comic

    Fantasy

    female hero

    jungle girl

    mercenary

    John Guillermin John Guillermin Director Louis Mahoney Louis Mahoney as Elder 1 Donovan Scott Donovan Scott as Fletcher Clifton Jones Clifton Jones as King Jabalani Nick Brimble Nick Brimble as Wadman
    Sheena's parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African tribe. When her foster mother is framed for the murder of a political leader, Sheena and a newsman, Vic Casey, are forced to flee while pursued by the mercenaries hired by the real killer, who hopes to assume power. Sheena's ability to talk to the animals and knowledge of jungle lore give them a chance against the high tech weapons of the mercenaries.
    Omo Child: The River and the Bush 2015 POSTER

    Omo Child: The River and the Bush

    2015

    English

    8.3

    3

    100%

    100%

    africa

    Biography

    ceremony

    curse

    Documentary

    Drama

    History

    murder

    superstition

    tradition

    John Rowe John Rowe Director
    For many generations people in the Omo Valley (tribal southwest Ethiopia) believed some children are cursed and that these 'cursed' children bring disease, drought and death to the tribe. The curse is called 'mingi' and mingi children are killed. Lale Labuko, a young educated man from the Kara tribe was 15 years old when he saw a child in his village killed and also learned that he had 2 older sisters he never knew who had been killed. He decided one day he would stop this horrific practice. Filmed over a five year period we follow Lale's journey along with the people of his tribe as they attempt to change an ancient practice.
    Doctor Bello 2013 POSTER

    Doctor Bello

    2013

    English

    5.0

    60%

    60%

    Action

    africa

    Drama

    nigeria

    nigerian

    nigerian cinema

    nollywood, nigerian cinema

    Tony Abulu Tony Abulu Director Vivica A. Fox Vivica A. Fox as Jimmy Jean-Louis Jimmy Jean-Louis as Genevieve Nnaji Genevieve Nnaji as Victor Browne Victor Browne as
    Cancer specialist Dr. Michael Durant forms an unlikely bond with seven year old Sam and becomes desperate, willing to risk anything to save the child’s life. A surreptitious Nigerian Nurse convinces him to seek the help of Dr. Bello, an uncertified Nigerian Doctor, known in the Brooklyn-African underground as a miracle worker.
    Oloibiri 2015 POSTER

    Oloibiri

    2015

    English

    5.3

    3

    Action

    africa

    Drama

    exploitation

    international intrigue

    oil industry

    Thriller

    Curtis Graham Curtis Graham Director Olu Jacobs Olu Jacobs as Dayton Sinkia Dayton Sinkia as Azu Richard Mofe-Damijo Richard Mofe-Damijo as Gunpowder William R. Moses William R. Moses as Powell
    This action thriller narrates the tale of Gunpowder and Timipre, two natives of Oloibiri, the town where oil was first discovered in commercial quantity in Nigeria. Gunpowder engages in violent struggle in protest to the squalid living conditions in his community despite their oil wealth; accusing Timipre’s generation of doing nothing whilst their land was exploited and plundered.
    Liyana 2017 POSTER

    Liyana

    2017

    English

    7.4

    8

    97%

    71%

    Action

    africa

    Animation

    documentary

    Documentary

    loss of parents

    orphan

    part animation

    storytelling

    Aaron Kopp Aaron Kopp Director Gcina Mhlophe Gcina Mhlophe as Self
    A talented group of orphaned children in Swaziland create a fictional heroine and send her on a dangerous quest.
    Tauw 1970 POSTER

    Tauw

    1970

    Wolof

    6.8

    5

    Action

    africa

    Drama

    pregnancy

    unemployed

    Ousmane Sembene Ousmane Sembene Director Mamadou Diagne Mamadou Diagne as Friend Papa Yoro Papa Yoro as Friend Coumba Mane Coumba Mane as Mother Mamadou M'Bow Mamadou M'Bow as Tauw
    A young unemployed man fends off accusations of laziness and makes a home for his pregnant girlfriend who has been rejected by her family.
    Sometimes in April 2005 POSTER

    Sometimes in April

    2005

    English

    7.7

    5

    95%

    95%

    Action

    africa

    destruction of a civilization

    Drama

    genocide

    History

    hutu

    rwanda

    War

    Raoul Peck Raoul Peck Director Idris Elba Idris Elba as Augustin Peter McRobbie Peter McRobbie as Bushnell's Superior Todd Boyce Todd Boyce as John Bill Clinton Bill Clinton as Self
    Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
    La via dei babbuini 1974 POSTER

    La via dei babbuini

    1974

    Italian

    5.9

    5

    Action

    africa

    Comedy

    Drama

    Luigi Magni Luigi Magni Director Fabio Garriba Fabio Garriba as Lionel Stander Lionel Stander as Ada Pometti Ada Pometti as Catherine Spaak Catherine Spaak as Fiorenza
    In full marital crisis, Fiorenza, young Roman bourgeois, must travel to Eritrea to her dying father, former colonizer who made his fortune there. On the death of it, rather than return to Italy, Fiorenza decides to spend some time there, and met the extravagant Getulio, determined to make him discover Africa.
    Mister Bob 2011 POSTER

    Mister Bob

    2011

    French

    6.8

    Action

    africa

    Biography

    colonization

    Drama

    History

    soldier of fortune

    War

    Thomas Vincent Thomas Vincent Director David Dukas David Dukas as Agent de la CIA à lunettes Olivier Rabourdin Olivier Rabourdin as Le commandant du SDECE Jacques Gombault Jacques Gombault as Le sergent ivre Danny Keogh Danny Keogh as Walker Van Dick
    1965, Bob Denard, even early in his career, Battle in Congo. It strives to make its game in the middle of a bloody civil war fueled by rivalry and ambition postcolonial of a newcomer on the African scene: General Mobutu.
    The Illustrated Man 1969 POSTER

    The Illustrated Man

    1969

    English

    5.8

    9

    40%

    39%

    Action

    africa

    Drama

    Fantasy

    future

    Horror

    lion

    Sci-Fi

    spacecraft

    story teller

    virtual reality

    Jack Smight Jack Smight Director Rod Steiger Rod Steiger as Carl Claire Bloom Claire Bloom as Felicia Jason Evers Jason Evers as Simmons Robert Drivas Robert Drivas as Willie
    A man who has a body almost completely covered in tattoos is searching for the woman who cursed him with the "skin illustrations". Each tattoo reveals a bizarre story, which is experienced by staring at the scene depicted. When the illustrated man meets a fellow tramp on the road a strange voyage begins.
    Hyenas 1992 POSTER

    Hyenas

    1992

    Wolof

    7.4

    7

    91%

    72%

    africa

    african

    based on play or musical

    Comedy

    Drama

    greed

    revenge

    senegal

    Djibril Diop Mambéty Djibril Diop Mambéty Director Rama Thiaw Rama Thiaw as La femme du maire / Mayor's wife Calgou Fall Calgou Fall as Le prêtre / The priest Mbaba Diop Mbaba Diop as Le seigneur de la plume / Lord of the feather Kaoru Egushi Kaoru Egushi as Toko
    A now-rich woman returns to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal to the populace: her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who years earlier abandoned her and left her with his child.
    Ashanti 1979 POSTER

    Ashanti

    1979

    English

    5.4

    13

    26%

    26%

    Action

    Adventure

    africa

    death

    Drama

    murder

    Mystery

    slave

    Thriller

    Richard Fleischer Richard Fleischer Director Rex Harrison Rex Harrison as Brian Walker Beverly Johnson Beverly Johnson as Dr. Anansa Linderby Michael Caine Michael Caine as Dr. David Linderby Omar Sharif Omar Sharif as Prince Hassan
    Dr. Anansa Linderby is kidnapped in a medical mission in Africa by a slave trader. From this moment, her husband will do anything to recover her and to punish the bad guys, but that will be not an easy task.
    The Invisible Ray 1936 POSTER

    The Invisible Ray

    1936

    English

    6.5

    9

    63%

    52%

    Action

    africa

    Horror

    insanity

    love triangle

    meteor

    Music

    paris, france

    Sci-Fi

    telescope

    Thriller

    Lambert Hillyer Lambert Hillyer Director Hans Schumm Hans Schumm as Clinic Valet Etta McDaniel Etta McDaniel as Diane's Safari Attendant Bela Lugosi Bela Lugosi as Dr. Felix Benet Edwards Davis Edwards Davis as Scientist
    Dr. Janos Rukh discovers a certain type of radium that has almost magical healing properties. But the element has a dangerous side, too, and it has already started affecting Rukh. Consumed by paranoia, he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Wild for revenge, Rukh hatches a deadly plot...using his own poisoned body as a weapon to kill.
    Sarafina! 1992 POSTER

    Sarafina!

    1992

    English

    6.3

    15

    60%

    86%

    Action

    africa

    apartheid

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    musical

    Musical

    south africa

    soweto

    Darrell Roodt Darrell Roodt Director Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg as Mary Masembuko Greg Latter Greg Latter as Policeman Leleti Khumalo Leleti Khumalo as Sarafina John Kani John Kani as School Principal
    The plot centers on students involved in the Soweto Riots, in opposition to the implementation of Afrikaans as the language of instruction in schools. The stage version presents a school uprising similar to the Soweto uprising on June 16, 1976. A narrator introduces several characters among them the school girl activist Sarafina. Things get out of control when a policeman shoots several pupils in a classroom. Nevertheless, the musical ends with a cheerful farewell show of pupils leaving school, which takes most of act two. In the movie version Sarafina feels shame at her mother's (played by Miriam Makeba in the film) acceptance of her role as domestic servant in a white household in apartheid South Africa, and inspires her peers to rise up in protest, especially after her inspirational teacher, Mary Masombuka (played by Whoopi Goldberg in the film version) is imprisoned.
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