Movie List for "south africa"

Africa United (2010) Adventure Comedy Drama Movie

The story of four children who walk three thousand miles to get to the world cup. On the way they encounter many things such as HIV and child prostitution. Year 2010.

Generes: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Director: Debs Paterson
Writer: Rhidian Brook, Eric Kabera
Actors: Eriya Ndayambaje, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Sanyu Joanita Kintu

Come Back, Africa (1959) Documentary Drama Movie

Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959. Year 1959.

Generes: Documentary, Drama
Director: Lionel Rogosin
Writer: Bloke Modisane, Lewis Nkosi, Lionel Rogosin
Actors: Zacharia Mgabi, Vinah Bendile, Miriam Makeba

Silverton Siege (2022) Action Crime Drama Movie

Follows three young freedom fighters who seek refuge in a South African bank in Silverton, and take the bank and its customers hostage and would only release them in exchange for the release of Nelson Mandela. Year 2022.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Mandla Dube
Writer: Sabelo Mgidi
Actors: Arnold Vosloo, Michelle Mosalakae, Sarah Kozlowski

Shepherds and Butchers (2016) Crime Drama Mystery Movie

A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he’s witnessed. Year 2016.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Oliver Schmitz
Writer: Chris Marnewick, Brian Cox
Actors: Andrea Riseborough, Steve Coogan, Inge Beckmann

Ohm Krüger (1941) Biography War Movie

Rousing biopic of Paul Kruger, the Boer guerilla fighter turned statesman and first president of South Africa. Year 1941.

Generes: Biography, War
Director: Hans Steinhoff, Karl Anton, Herbert Maisch
Writer: Harald Bratt, Kurt Heuser, Arnold Krieger
Actors: Emil Jannings, Lucie Höflich, Werner Hinz

Escape from Pretoria (2020) Crime Mystery Thriller Movie

Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa. Year 2020.

Generes: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Francis Annan
Writer: Francis Annan, L.H. Adams, Tim Jenkin
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart

Blood Money (2012) Action Crime Drama Movie

A young man elopes with the girl he loves and moves to South Africa, where he works in the diamond-exporting business. Slowly, he is pulled into the underworld. Year 2012.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Vishal Mahadkar
Writer: Vishal Mahadkar, Sanjay Masoomm, Upendra Sidhaye
Actors: Manish Chaudhari, Kunal Khemu, Amrita Puri

Catch a Fire (2006) Biography Drama History Movie

A drama about terrorism in Apartheid-era South Africa, revolving around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the regime. Year 2006.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Phillip Noyce
Writer: Shawn Slovo
Actors: Derek Luke, Tim Robbins, Bonnie Mbuli

The Bang Bang Club (2010) Biography Drama History Movie

A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa. Year 2010.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Steven Silver
Writer: Steven Silver, Greg Marinovich, João Silva
Actors: Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman, Taylor Kitsch

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) Biography Drama History Movie

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela’s life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa. Year 2013.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: William Nicholson, Nelson Mandela
Actors: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto

Sarafina! (1992) Drama Musical Movie

South African teenagers fight against apartheid in the Soweto Uprising. Year 1992.

Generes: Drama, Musical
Director: Darrell Roodt
Writer: Mbongeni Ngema, William Nicholson
Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Leleti Khumalo, Miriam Makeba

The Naked Prey (1965) Adventure Drama Thriller Movie

During the 1800s, a safari guide, two elephant hunters and their crew run into trouble with the natives in the South African veld when they refuse to offer gifts to the tribesmen. Year 1965.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Director: Cornel Wilde
Writer: Clint Johnston, Don Peters
Actors: Cornel Wilde, Gert van den Bergh, Ken Gampu

The World Unseen (2007) Drama Romance Movie

A drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa’s apartheid era. Year 2007.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: Shamim Sarif
Writer: Shamim Sarif
Actors: Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Parvin Dabas

Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) Drama Thriller Movie

A South African preacher goes to search for his wayward son, who has committed a crime in the big city. Year 1995.

Generes: Drama, Thriller
Director: Darrell Roodt
Writer: Ronald Harwood, Alan Paton
Actors: Richard Harris, James Earl Jones, Vusi Kunene

Searching for Sugar Man (2012) Documentary Biography Music Movie

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez. Year 2012.

Generes: Documentary, Biography, Music
Director: Malik Bendjelloul
Writer: Malik Bendjelloul, Stephen ‘Sugar’ Segerman, Craig Bartholomew Strydom
Actors: Rodriguez, Stephen ‘Sugar’ Segerman, Dennis Coffey

Invictus (2009) Biography Drama History Movie

Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Year 2009.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Anthony Peckham, John Carlin
Actors: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge