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Films with theme "Films set in Africa", sorted by production date
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A Place in the Stars (2014)
, 1h48Origin Nigeria
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films set in Africa, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Political films
Actors Femi Branch
Un jeune avocat détenant des informations sur un réseau de trafiquants de faux médicaments au Nigeria fait face à un véritable dilemme en cherchant à dévoiler la vérité.
Virunga (2014)
, 1h40Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Environmental films, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about technology
The documentary tells the story of four characters fighting to protect Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to the world's last mountain gorillas, against war, poaching, and the threat of oil exploration. Following gorilla caregiver André Bauma, head park ranger Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo, chief warden Emmanuel de Merode, and the French investigative journalist, Mélanie Gouby, the film focuses on the natural beauty and biodiversity of Virunga, as well as the complex political and economic issues surrounding oil exploration and armed conflict in the region.
Beats of the Antonov (2014)
, 1h8Genres Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about music and musicians
Le réalisateur Hajooj Kuka nous plonge dans le monde des fermiers, bergers et rebelles des régions soudanaises du Nil Bleu et des monts Nouba, qui célèbrent ouvertement leur héritage et s’occupent de leurs terres malgré la campagne de bombardements menée par le gouvernement.
Being Mrs Elliot (2014)
Directed by Omoni Oboli
Origin Nigeria
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Majid Michel, Omoni Oboli, Sylvia Oluchy
À la suite d'un accident de voiture, une citadine bafouée se retrouve à vivre la vie d'une villageoise troublée dont elle partageait le taxi, et vice-versa.
When Love Happens (2014)
, 1h40Origin Nigeria
Genres Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors OC Ukeje, Beverly Naya, Desmond Elliot, Bukky Wright, Helen Paul
This script must be run from the command line
The Green Prince (2014)
, 1h41Genres Thriller, Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
The film tells the story of Mosab, son of Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef, who for ten years was a spy for Israel's Shin Bet.
The Wanted 18 (2014)
, 1h15Origin Canada
Genres Documentary, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Environmental films, Films about religion, Films about the labor movement, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Documentaire sur le monde du travail, Films about cows, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
L'œuvre présente les efforts des Palestiniens habitant la ville et la région de Beit Sahour, en Cisjordanie, pour démarrer une petite industrie laitière locale au cours de la première Intifada, en cachant un troupeau de dix-huit vaches laitières aux forces de sécurité israéliennes qui considérait la production de laitages comme une menace pour la sécurité nationale d'Israël.
Champagne (2014)
Origin Nigeria
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Majid Michel, Alexx Ekubo, Susan Peters
P-51 Dragon Fighter (2014)
, 1h25Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about dragons, Political films, Alternate history films
Actors Stephen Blackehart, Jared Michael Cohn, Anthony Dupray, Will Beinbrink
The year is 1942. The place is somewhere in North Africa. The problem: the Nazis found a dragon's egg some time before World War II began, hatched it, and set about breeding more. These dragons reproduce parthenogenically, meaning that one dragon can reproduce herself many times, as can each of her "daughters."
Men Ajlikom (2014)
, 13minutesThemes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Films about virginity
According to the Christian belief, Jesus Christ was sent by God the Father to carry the humans woes. Thus the film starts by showing the pain of humans occurring at the same time with the sufferings of Jesus.
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
, 2h3Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film
Actors Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, Anton Yelchin, John Hurt, Jeffrey Wright
Married for centuries and now living half a world apart, two vampires wake as the sun goes down. Adam sits holding a lute, in his cluttered Detroit Victorian, as Eve wakes up in her bedroom in Tangier, surrounded by books. Rather than feeding on humans, they are, like addicts, dependent on local suppliers of the "good stuff", fearing contamination from blood poisoned by the degradation of the environment. Adam visits a local blood bank in the dead of night, masquerading as "Dr. Faust", paying "Dr. Watson" for his coveted O negative, while Eve relies on their old friend Christopher Marlowe, who faked his death in 1593 and now lives under the protection of a local man.
Captain Phillips (2013)
, 2h14Directed by Paul Greengrass
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Documentary, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Pirate films, United States Armed Forces in films, Films about hijackings
Actors Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Max Martini, David Warshofsky, Yul Vazquez, Barkhad Abdi
Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) takes command of the MV Maersk Alabama, an unarmed container ship from the Port of Salalah in Oman, with orders to sail through the Gulf of Aden to Mombasa, Kenya. Wary of pirate activity off the coast of the Horn of Africa, he and First Officer Shane Murphy (Michael Chernus) order strict security precautions on the vessel and carry out practice drills. During a drill, the vessel is chased by Somali pirates in two skiffs, and Phillips calls for help. Knowing that the pirates are listening to radio traffic, he pretends to call a warship, requesting immediate air support. One skiff turns around in response, and the other – manned by four heavily armed pirates led by Abduwali Muse (Barkhad Abdi) – loses engine power trying to steer through the Maersk Alabama 's wake.
Rush (2013)
, 2h2Directed by Ron Howard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Action
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara Claudia Paolina, Daniel Brühl, Natalie Dormer, Russell Crowe
James Hunt and Niki Lauda are two highly skilled racing car drivers who first develop a fierce rivalry in 1970 at a Formula Three race at the Crystal Palace circuit in Britain, when both their cars spin out and Hunt eventually wins the race. Hunt is a brash, young Englishman with a tendency to vomit before every race, while Lauda is a cool, calculating Austrian technical genius who relies on precision. After a falling out with his father, Lauda takes a large bank loan and buys his way into the British Racing Motors Formula One team, meeting teammate Clay Regazzoni for the first time. Meanwhile, Hesketh Racing, the fledgling racing team Hunt drives for, enters Formula One as well. Lauda then joins Scuderia Ferrari with Regazzoni and wins his first championship in 1975. Hesketh closes shop after failing to secure a sponsor, but Hunt joins McLaren when Emerson Fittipaldi leaves the team. During this time, Hunt marries supermodel Suzy Miller, while Lauda develops a relationship with German socialite Marlene Knaus.
Escape Plan (2013)
, 1h55Directed by Mikael Håfström
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Prison films, Transport films, Évasion, Buddy films
Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jim Caviezel, Amy Ryan, Vincent D'Onofrio, 50 Cent
Ray Breslin is a former prosecutor who co-owns Breslin-Clark, a Los Angeles–based security firm specializing in testing the reliability of maximum security prisons. He spends his life getting into prisons to study their designs and the guards' habits to find and exploit their weaknesses, thus enabling him to escape without a hitch or a victim. His goal is to ensure that criminals sent to prison stay inside by eliminating the weakness of every prison; Breslin's wife and child were murdered by an escaped convict he had successfully prosecuted.
Zulu (2013)
, 1h50Directed by Jérôme Salle
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about racism
Actors Orlando Bloom, Forest Whitaker, Regardt van den Bergh
Police detectives Ali Sokhela (Forest Whitaker) and Brian Epkeen (Orlando Bloom) investigate a murder which apparently took place because the killer took a dangerous new drug.