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    Zulu 1964 POSTER

    Zulu

    1964

    English

    7.7

    37

    97%

    91%

    Action

    africa

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    british army

    british empire

    Drama

    History

    south africa

    War

    Cy Endfield Cy Endfield Director Nigel Green Nigel Green as Colour-Sergeant Bourne Michael Caine Michael Caine as Lt. Gonville Bromhead Stanley Baker Stanley Baker as Lt. John Chard R. E. Richard Burton Richard Burton as Narration spoken by
    In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
    ZEF: The Story of Die Antwoord 2024 POSTER

    ZEF: The Story of Die Antwoord

    2024

    English

    7.4

    3

    Biography

    candid

    Documentary

    Music

    music documentary

    rap

    south africa

    Jon Day Jon Day Director Yo-Landi Visser Yo-Landi Visser as Jack Black Jack Black as Self Sharlto Copley Sharlto Copley as Self - Actor Ghostface Killah Ghostface Killah as Self - Wu-Tang Clan
    South African producer / director JON DAY spent the last 5 years making a documentary about the mysterious rap-rave group, DIE ANTWOORD. Art directed by surrealist photographer, ROGER BALLEN. Narrated by NINJA & ¥O-LANDI'S daughter, 16 JONES.
    Blonde Savage 1947 POSTER

    Blonde Savage

    1947

    English

    4.7

    6

    Action

    Adventure

    diamond mine

    Fantasy

    jungle

    jungle girl

    native peoples

    south africa

    Steve Sekely Steve Sekely Director Matt Willis Matt Willis as Berger Frank Jenks Frank Jenks as Hoppy Owens Douglass Dumbrille Douglass Dumbrille as Mark Harper Wesley Gale Wesley Gale as Native
    An expedition into the deep jungle discovers a native tribe led by a tall Caucasian blonde woman.
    Invictus 2009 POSTER

    Invictus

    2009

    English

    7.3

    83

    76%

    75%

    Action

    Adventure

    apartheid

    based on a true story

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    idealism

    south africa

    Sport

    sports

    stadium

    Thriller

    Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Director Matt Damon Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela Gideon Emery Gideon Emery as News Announcer Scott Eastwood Scott Eastwood as South African Springbok
    Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby union team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.
    Searching for Sugar Man 2012 POSTER

    Searching for Sugar Man

    2012

    English

    8.2

    22

    95%

    92%

    1970s

    Action

    based on true story

    Biography

    Documentary

    icon

    mayor

    Music

    musician

    south africa

    Malik Bendjelloul Malik Bendjelloul Director Rodriguez Rodriguez as Himself Clarence Avant Clarence Avant as Himself - Former Chairman of Motown Records Robbie Mann Robbie Mann as Himself - RPM Records Steve M. Harris Steve M. Harris as Himself - Teal Trutone
    Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
    My Octopus Teacher 2020 POSTER

    My Octopus Teacher

    2020

    English

    8.1

    44

    93%

    91%

    Action

    atlantic ocean

    diving

    Documentary

    Drama

    intelligence

    octopus

    south africa

    underwater

    James Reed James Reed Director Craig Foster Craig Foster as Self Tom Foster Tom Foster as Self / Son of Craig Foster
    After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
    Knock-Out Cop 1978 POSTER

    Knock-Out Cop

    1978

    Italian

    6.2

    8

    Action

    africa

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    drugs

    kommissar geiger

    safari

    south africa

    Steno Steno Director Bud Spencer Bud Spencer as Commissario Rizzo 'Piedone' Ester Carloni Ester Carloni as Maria, tabaco seller Benito Pacifico Benito Pacifico as (uncredited) Pamela Tudor Pamela Tudor as (uncredited)
    Inspector Rizzo in Napoli gets a message from a policeman from South Africa who wants to meet him. Immediately before this meeting the South African policeman is killed. Dying he shows Rizzo a picture of his young son Bodo. Rizzo travels to Johannesburg to find out what the policeman was working on and to find Bodo.
    Leading Lady 2014 POSTER

    Leading Lady

    2014

    English

    5.6

    3

    56%

    56%

    Comedy

    Drama

    Romance

    south africa

    Henk Pretorius Henk Pretorius Director Gil Bellows Gil Bellows as Daniel Taylor Katie McGrath Katie McGrath as Jodi Rutherford Eduan van Jaarsveldt Eduan van Jaarsveldt as Johan Willemse Brümilda van Rensburg Brümilda van Rensburg as Magdaleen Willemse
    An idealistic British drama school teacher, Jodi Rutherford, persuades a cynical South African farmer to prepare her for a role in a major film as an Afrikaans war heroine. In return Jodi undertakes to direct the annual concert on the Willemse farm. Jodi's interaction with the quirky small town citizens and the stubborn Kobus, teaches her that: "there is more to life than lights... camera... and action!"
    Farmlands 2018 POSTER

    Farmlands

    2018

    English

    7.8

    1

    corruption

    Crime

    Documentary

    farmland

    genocide

    investigation

    racial tension

    south africa

    Lauren Southern Lauren Southern Director Thabo Mokwena Thabo Mokwena as Self Dane Dane as Self Kobus Cremer Kobus Cremer as Self Elizabeth Silli Elizabeth Silli as Self
    A detailing of the plight of white South African farmers.
    Where the Road Runs Out 2014 POSTER

    Where the Road Runs Out

    2014

    English

    5.5

    1

    54%

    54%

    Drama

    Family

    Romance

    south africa

    Rudolf Buitendach Rudolf Buitendach Director Juliet Landau Juliet Landau as Corina Isaach De Bankolé Isaach De Bankolé as George Stelio Savante Stelio Savante as Martin Naomi Ngwenya Naomi Ngwenya as Nanny
    George, a scientist living in Rotterdam is growing wary of the world of academia. The sudden death of an old friend is the incentive he needs to return to his African roots where he takes over a dilapidated field station in the jungle of Equatorial Guinea. There he meets an orphan boy with a sunny disposition who opens George's wary eyes to this colorful place. The boy plays matchmaker between George and the lady who runs the local orphanage and all seems rosy until an old friend of George's shows up out of nowhere to throw their lives into disarray as George discovers there are many obstacles on the road to redemption and a few more where the road runs out.
    Ernest Cole: Lost and Found 2024 POSTER

    Ernest Cole: Lost and Found

    2024

    French

    2

    97%

    apartheid

    Biography

    documentary

    Documentary

    exile

    History

    photographer

    racial segregation

    south africa

    Raoul Peck Raoul Peck Director Keith Stanfield Keith Stanfield as Ernest Cole Ernest Cole Ernest Cole as Self Leslie Matlaisane Leslie Matlaisane as Self Jürgen Schadeberg Jürgen Schadeberg as Self
    More than 60,000 of Ernest Cole’s 35mm film negatives were inexplicably discovered in a bank vault in Stockholm, Sweden. Most considered these forever lost, especially the thousands of pictures he shot in the U.S. Told through Cole’s own writings, the stories of those closest to him, and the lens of his uncompromising work, the film is a reintroduction of a pivotal Black artist to a new generation and will unravel the mystery of his missing negatives.
    Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove 2010 POSTER

    Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove

    2010

    English

    5.0

    20

    48%

    48%

    Action

    Adventure

    cape town, south africa

    Drama

    Family

    killer whale

    reboot

    sequel

    south africa

    whale

    Will Geiger Will Geiger Director Louw Venter Louw Venter as Diff Darron Meyer Darron Meyer as Doctor Kevin Otto Kevin Otto as Dr. Sam Cooper Beau Bridges Beau Bridges as Gus Grisby
    After young Kirra leaves her Australian home to summer with her grandfather in South Africa, she soon discovers a baby orca stranded in the lagoon near her grandfather’s rundown seaside amusement park. She names the lonely whale Willy--and embarks on a great quest to lead the little guy back to his anxious pod.
    Mapantsula 1988 POSTER

    Mapantsula

    1988

    Zulu

    6.7

    4

    100%

    83%

    anti-apartheid

    apartheid

    Crime

    Drama

    gangster

    organized crime

    sexploitation

    south africa

    Oliver Schmitz Oliver Schmitz Director Simon Sabela Simon Sabela as Mr. M Lillian Dube Lillian Dube as Sangoma Marcel van Heerden Marcel van Heerden as Stander Mary Twala Mary Twala as Woman in Crowd
    A petty gangster inevitably becomes involved in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and is forced to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the system.
    Cry Freedom 1987 POSTER

    Cry Freedom

    1987

    English

    7.4

    23

    73%

    87%

    1970s

    Action

    apartheid

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    journalist

    male friendship

    south africa

    Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough Director Timothy West Timothy West as Captain De Wet Kevin Kline Kevin Kline as Donald Woods Nick Tate Nick Tate as Richie Denzel Washington Denzel Washington as Steve Biko
    A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
    London Calling 2025 POSTER

    London Calling

    2025

    English

    5.5

    21

    48%

    59%

    Action

    action comedy

    Comedy

    comedy thriller

    contract killer

    Drama

    south africa

    teenage boy

    After fleeing the UK from a job gone wrong, a down on his luck hitman is forced to babysit the son of his new crime boss and show him how to become a man.
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