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4.4

♡ 11

96%

Action

Horror

johannesburg, south africa

sexploitation

tikoloshe

Jordan Harland Director

Vera Ephraim as Ayanda

Prince Mathebula as Prince

Njabulo Qindi as Tavern Patron

Bonga Nkomo as Voice of Tokoloshe

Strange attacks plague the township's women, leaving the town leaders at a loss to defend them. At the same time Mthnuzi, a shrewd businessman, is becoming wealthier and more popular with the ladies - something is amiss. The local reverend, Simon Nkosi, learns that Mthunzi is controlling a Tokoloshe to fulfill his greedy desires. In his greed he breaks a golden rule of maintaining control over the beast and it goes on a rampage. Now its thirst for blood is strong and comes after Mthunzi's women, saving the one he loves for last. Together with Reverend Simon they must take on a mythical beast that has never been defeated, to try and save.

Stander

2003

7.0

♡ 19

73%

protest

Bronwen Hughes Director

Thomas Jane as Andre Stander

Tessa Jubber as Florida Girl

Dexter Fletcher as Lee McCall

Ron Smerczak as Wild Coast Cop

The life and career of Andre Stander, a South African police officer turned bank robber.

A World Apart

1988

7.0

♡ 3

91%

johannesburg, south africa

Chris Menges Director

Tim Roth as Harold

Adrian Dunbar as Le Roux

Jodhi May as Molly Roth

Rosalie Crutchley as Mrs. Harris

A White enclave in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the 1960s. Molly Roth, 13 years old, is the daughter of leftist parents, and she must piece together what's happening around her when her father disappears one night, barely evading arrest, and, not long after, her mother is detained by the authorities. Some of Molly's White friends turn against her, and her family's friendships with Blacks take on new meaning. Relationships are fragile in the world of apartheid. How will she manage?

Yesterday

2004

Zulu

7.5

♡ 9

93%

johannesburg, south africa

mine

Darrell Roodt Director

Kenneth Khambula as John Khumalo

Nandi Nyembe as Sangoma in village

Matthew Monika as Security guard

Leleti Khumalo as Yesterday Khumalo

After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school.

Cry, the Beloved Country

1951

7.0

♡ 7

92%

65%

Action

apartheid

based on novel or book

Drama

minister

pre-unix

Zoltan Korda Director

Geoffrey Keen as Father Vincent

Joyce Carey as Margaret Jarvis

Michael Goodliffe as Martens

Sidney Poitier as Reverend Msimangu

In the back country of South Africa, black minister Stephen Kumalo journeys to the city to search for his missing son, only to find his people living in squalor and his son a criminal. Reverend Misimangu is a young South African clergyman who helps find his missing son-turned-thief and sister-turned-prostitute in the slums of Johannesburg.

Chappie

2015

artificial intelligence (a.i.)

6.8

♡ 233

32%

56%

Action

android

artificial intelligence