List of African films
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List of African films |
A list of African films by country of origin:
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
- Gods Must Be Crazy, The (1980)
- Gods Must Be Crazy II, The (1989)
Burkina Faso
Burundi
- Gito, l'ingrat (1992)
- Ni-Ni (1980
Cameroon
Cape Verde
- Amílcar Cabral (2000)
- Fintar o Destino (1998)
- Flagelados do Vento Leste, Os (1988)
- Ilha dos Escravos, A (2006)
- Ilhéu da Contenda (1996)
- Longshots (1994)
- Siza, l'architecte et la vieille ville (2005)
- Testamento do Senhor Napumoceno, O (1997)
Central African Republic
- Lengue (1985)
- Nzale (1985)
- Silence de la forêt, Le (2003)
- Un homme est un homme (1981)
- Yangba bolo (1985)
Chad
Daresalam
Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
Fetihe do KimrAweki
Hidrido hadar
meAnta
Wetoto
Maebel
Siqta semayat
Ethiopia
- Adwa (1999)
- Blood Is Not Fresh Water (1997)
- Gir-gir (1997)
- Gouma (1975)
- Menged (2006)
- Mirt Sost Shi Amit (1975)
- Mogzitwa (2003)
- Ye Wonz Maibel (1995)
Gabon
Ghana
Tokosi, Wife of The Gods Documentary by Kofi Boateng
Trokosi: (wife of the Gods). Produced/directed by Kofi Boateng. 1994, 25 min. Documents a system of providing young girls as servants/slaves to priests among the Ewe people of southeastern Ghana. These "inmates" (or wives of Gods) must serve for an indefinite time as workers and wives to atone for family crimes that can date back to the 17th century. In English and Ewe with subtitles in English
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
- Fanado (1984)
- Mascara, A (1995)
- Mortu Nega (1988)
- N'tturudu (1986)
- Po di Sangui (1996)
- Udju Azul di Yonta (1992)
- Xime (1994)
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
- Word Universe: A Journey to West Africa, The (1995)
Libya
- Al Tariq (1975)
- Ambassadeurs, Les (1977)
- Last Jews of Libya, The (2007)
- Lion of the Desert (1981)
- Lorsque le destin s'acharne (1972)
- Message, The (1976)
- Pustinjska ladja (1976)
- Risâlah, al- (1976)
Madagascar
- Angano... Angano... (1989)
- Dahalo, Dahalo (1983)
- Fitampoha (1980)
- Ilo Tsy Very (1987)
- Mahaleo (2005)
- Prix de la paix, Le (1987)
- Quand les étoiles rencontrent la mer (1996)
- Souli (2004)
- Tabataba (1988)
- Very Remby (1974)
Malawi
Mali
Martinique
- Aimé Césaire: Un Voix Pour Histoire (1994)
Mauritania
- Waiting for Happiness (2002)
Mauritius
Morocco
- Ali Zaoua (2000)
- Marock (2005)
- Tes Cheveux Noirs Ihsan (2006)
Mozambique
Namibia
- Argument About a Marriage, An (1969)
- Baobab Play (1971)
- Bitter Melons (1971)
- Bonnie's Momentum (2004)
- Diamonds and Rust (2001)
- Imiti ikula (2001)
- Leni Riefenstahl im Sudan (2000)
- Red Scorpion (1989)
- Uno's World (2001)
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
- 100 Days (2001)
- Gardiens de la mémoire (2004)
- Histoire de tresses (2003)
- Manirafashwa (1986)
- Rwanda, les collines de l'effort (1987)
- Sometimes in April (2005)
Senegal
- Ainsi Meurent les Anges (2001)
- La Noire de... (1966)
- Faat Kiné (2000)
- Hyennas
- Karmen Gei (based on Carmen)
- Madame Brouette
- Moolaadé (2004)
- Touki Bouki
- Xala (1975)
Seychelles
Somalia
- Dan Iyo Xarago (1973)
- Geedka nolosha (1988)
- Miyi io Magalo (1968)
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
- Bongoland (2003)
- Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)
Togo
- Ashakara (1991)
- Au rendez-vous du rêve abêti (1979)
- Bawina (1988)
- Blooms of Banjeli, The (2000)
- Dilemme d'Eya, Le (2002)
- Femmes aux yeux ouverts (1994)
- Gobal Player (2000)
- Kouami (1972)
- Sarah Maladoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie (1999
Tunisia
Uganda
ABC Africa (2001) - directed by Abbas Kiarostami
- Full of Energy (2004)
- Invisible Children (2006)
- Pretty Dresses (2006)
- Divizionz (2007)
Western Sahara
Zaire
- Burndown (1990)
- Crapaud chez ses beaux-parents, Le (1992)
- Damier, Le (1996)
- Macadam tribu (1996)
- Perle noire (1994)
- Vie est belle, La (1987)
Zambia
- "Africa Dreaming" (1997) TV Series
- Choka! (2001)
- Gräset sjunger (1981)
- Imiti ikula (2001)
Zimbabwe
- Forbidden Fruit (2000)
- The Legend of the Sky Kingdom (2003)
- A World Apart (1988)
External links
- African film at the Internet Movie Database
- African Media Program Database, Michigan State University Comprehensive database of more than 14,000 African films and videos
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