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Directed by Darrell RoodtGenres Drama,
CrimeThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about racismActors Ice Cube,
Elizabeth Hurley,
Ving Rhames,
Ron Smerczak,
Fana Mokoena,
Darrell RoodtRating44%
The film opens in 1983, a young Vusi (Thokozani Nkosi) organizes a radical student protest that is soon put down by police, Vusi is captured and forced to leave for the U.S. where he settles down in the Bay Area.Directed by Darrell RoodtOrigin CanadaGenres Drama,
BiographyThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about racism,
Political filmsActors Jennifer Hudson,
Terrence Howard,
Wendy Crewson,
Elias KoteasRating60%
Following the life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (Jennifer Hudson), from her strict rural upbringing by a father disappointed she was not born a boy, to her giving up the chance to study in America in order to remain in South Africa where she felt more needed, through her husband Nelson Mandela's (Terrence Howard) imprisonment. She then faces continuous harassment by the security police, banishment to a small Free State town, betrayal by friends and allies, and more than a year in solitary confinement. Upon her release, she continues her husband's activism against apartheid and, after his release from prison, suffers divorce due to her infidelity and political pressures. She also faces accusations of violence and murder and in the end, must own up to her actions in court, while many still remain loyal to her because of her fight against apartheid. , 1h57
Directed by Darrell RoodtOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Comedy-drama,
MusicalThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about racism,
Musical films,
Films based on playsActors Leleti Khumalo,
Whoopi Goldberg,
Miriam Makeba,
John KaniRating62%
The plot centres on students involved in the Soweto Riots, in opposition to the implementation of Afrikaans as the language of instruction in schools., 1h36
Directed by Darrell RoodtOrigin South africaGenres DramaThemes Films set in Africa,
Medical-themed films,
HIV/AIDS in filmActors Leleti KhumaloRating74%
Yesterday is a Zulu mother living with her seven-year-old daughter, Beauty, in their rural village of Rooihoek (English translation means literally "red corner"), in Zululand, South Africa. Every day of her life is spent in the hard work of tilling the field to plant enough food for them, fetching water, cutting firewood and hauling it home, all while also trying to keep her daughter stimulated and occupied. She strikes up a friendship with the new teacher who arrives in the village., 1h53
Directed by James FargoOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
War,
ActionThemes Films set in Africa,
Politique,
Films about racism,
Political filmsActors Richard Harris,
Richard Roundtree,
Denholm Elliott,
Joan Collins,
Ray Milland,
Sven-Bertil TaubeRating44%
It is the late 1970s, and smuggler David Swansey (Richard Harris) specialises in importing goods to war-torn Rhodesia, defying international sanctions imposed on the doomed nation. Swansey is eventually contracted by the Ian Smith administration to arrange an illicit purchase of American-made Iroquois helicopters for counter-insurgency operations against black African nationalists. However, word of his plan soon reaches the latter, who apply strong political pressure to kill the deal in its cradle – the aircraft shipment in question is impounded upon reaching neighbouring South-West Africa., 1h58
Directed by Mira NairOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about racismActors Denzel Washington,
Roshan Seth,
Sarita Choudhury,
Sharmila Tagore,
Charles Dutton,
Joe SenecaRating66%
The film begins in 1972 when Idi Amin expelled Asians from Uganda. This included Jay (Roshan Seth) his wife, Kinnu (Sharmila Tagore), and their daughter, Mina (Sarita Choudhury), a family of third-generation Ugandan Indians residing in Kampala. It then moves forward to 1990. After spending a few years in England, Jay, Kinnu, and Mina have relocated in 1987 to Greenwood, Mississippi to live with family members who own a chain of motels there. , 1h43
Directed by Justin ChadwickGenres Drama,
Biography,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about educationActors Naomie Harris,
Vusi Kunene,
Nick RedingRating73%
Kenya, 2003: A radio DJ announces that the Kenyan government is offering free primary school education to all. Maruge (Oliver Litondo), an 84-year-old villager, hears this and decides he wants to educate himself. Arriving at his local school, with a newspaper clipping about this change in policy, he meets Jane (Naomie Harris), the school’s principal, and expresses his desire to learn. Her colleague Alfred (Alfred Munyua), in an effort to get rid of him, tells him all pupils need two exercise books and a pencil., 2h55
Directed by Joseph SargentOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Fantasy,
Adventure,
HistoricalThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about religion,
Films based on the Bible,
Films about Jews and JudaismActors Richard Harris,
Barbara Hershey,
Vittorio Gassman,
Maximilian Schell,
Gottfried John,
Kevin McNallyRating72%
Abram lives in Harran, a rich city. His wife Sarah (Barbara Hershey) is childless, and their only heir is Eliezer of Damascus. One day he hears the voice of God, who says that he must leave Haran and travel to an unknown land. God promises to make a great nation from him and renames him Abraham. The pattern for the plot is the Genesis chapters 11-25.