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Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

Richard Attenborough 1987 2h 37m 7.0

A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.

L'enfant lion

L'enfant lion

Patrick Grandperret 1993 1h 26m

In the village of Pama, Sirga the lioness and Oule the young boy, born the same day, grow up together as sister and brother. Oule discovers the world alongside Sirga, and it is through her that he learns the secrets of the brush. He knows how to speak to the trees, the beasts, the bees and the wind.

A World Apart

A World Apart

Chris Menges 1988 1h 53m

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.

Albino

Albino

Jürgen Goslar 1976 1h 37m 5.0

A colonial police officer in Rhodesia hunts down the albino terrorist who raped and murdered his fiancee.

Everyone's Child

Everyone's Child

Tsitsi Dangarembga 1996 1h 30m

Two teens, Tamari and Itai, are impoverished following the death of their parents when their uncle takes their plow which they need to feed themselves. While their preoccupied neighbors in the village ignore them, Itai leaves for Harare and Tamari stays behind to care for their younger brother and sister.

Jit

Jit

Michael Raeburn 1990 1h 38m

A young African man must try every trick in the book in this attempts to win the heart of the most beautiful girl in his village.

Neria

Neria

Godwin Mawuru 1991 1h 43m

A Zimbabwean widow (Jesesi Mungoshi) falls prey to her greedy brother-in-law (Dominic Kanaventi) who takes her children and belongings.