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Laugh, cry, sigh, scream, shout or whatever you feel like with these comedies, dramas, romances, thrillers and so much more, all hailing from Africa.
Films set in Africa provide us the opportunity to witness the realities of life in the continent and to learn more about our shared human history. Here are 30 must watch films set in Africa (in English, French, Swahili and Nigerian English).
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In WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship.
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100 THE BEST FILMS in AFRICA Top African movies. by ArtiShreder • Created 11 years ago • Modified 2 years ago. List still in progress ... 233 Films where the action happens in Africa . if U know some good film missed here just send the comment i put your chosen movie on the list.
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- The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
- Out of Africa
- The Last King of Scotland
- Gorillas in The Mist
- Sembene!
- The Constant Gardener
- Blood Diamond
- Born Free
- The First Grader
Based on a real-life story, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind tells the tale of the Malawian boy William Kamkwamba who helped save his community. A British film that premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, it’s available to stream on Netflix.
Follow in the footsteps of South Africa’s first black leader, Nelson Mandela. Based on his autobiographical book navigating his childhood, education, coming of age and 27 years incarceration in Robben Island (and other) Prisons, it’s an incredible dramatization of the life of an extraordinary man. Compelling, emotional and uplifting, it is availabl...
Starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep, this epic romance, set in Kenya in colonial times, it tells the story of a passionate love affair between a plantation owner and a big game hunter. When Sydney Pollack brought Karen Blixen’s autobiographical book of the same name to life, he clearly pulled out the ‘best’ bits to create this cinematic master...
Based on Giles Foden’s 1998 novel (grab the book here), it recounts the tale of a Scottish doctor who travels to Uganda and becomes the physician of the country’s cruelest leaders Idi Amin, AKA the butcher of Uganda. Starring James McAvoy as the doctor, and Forrest Whittaker as the dictator, viewers are given a brief insight into the violent rule o...
Based on the work of Dian Fossey in Rwanda with mountain gorillas, this is a must-see blockbuster, nominated for five academy awards. Walking away from her life in the USA, Dian moved into what is now known as the Virunga mountains in an attempt to habituate and learn about these magnificent creatures. Although not everyone was pleased with her wor...
Senegalese Ousmane Sembène is one of the most celebrated filmmakers having made the first-ever sub-Saharan feature film and is considered the father of African cinema. Sembene! is a documentary about his life that is well worth a watch for any film fanatic.
Starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz, this moving film set in Kenya (and based on the book of the same name) uncovers the murder of a socially conscious lawyer and activist and her husband who won’t rest until he discovers the truth behind her death.
Set during the Sierra Leone Civil War, Leonardo DiCaprio plays a smuggler and businessman on the hunt for the world’s most priceless diamond. Nominated for 5 Academy Awards, it is a blockbuster worthy of a couple of hours of your time (and is currently available to stream on Netflix).
Born Free is the heart-warming real-life story of Elsa the orphaned lion cub, raised by a couple and later released into the wilds of Kenya.
A moving story about the determination of an 84-year-old wanting to learn to read and write after the announcement that the Kenyan government will be making education free for all.
Aug 7, 2020 · The 11 Best African Movies on Netflix. We reveal the top African movies on Netflix for 2020, with film across genres like comedy and thriller, and from countries like Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa etc. By The Editors, 7 Aug 20 05:10 GMT. Netflix has heavily prioritized international growth lately—including in Africa.
Jan 27, 2024 · Best Movies About Africa. The Lion King. Set in the Savannah (Likely Kenya or Tanzania) I grew up in the 90s, and I can’t think of the animals in Africa without thinking of the Lion King. This is easily one of the best movies set in Africa.
