SOUTH AFRICA BEST FILMS

A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.

Six people meet in the Kalahari desert: a female NYC lawyer flying with a local zoologist/pilot in a mini-plane, a Cuban and an African soldier taking each other POW, a Boer elephant poacher, and a Bushman looking for his two children.

Hilarious documentary on the wildlife of the Namib Desert.

Kwagga Robbertse owns a farm shop in the fictional Southern African country of Nambabwe and usually cons foreign tourists by pretending to kill a lion, thus earning him the nickname 'Urumbo' (Lion Killer) from the country's natives. Kwagga is upset when the UN sends a platoon of incompetent soldiers with the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (U.N.T.A.G), to monitor the peace process, and ensure free and fair elections after the Nambabwean War for Independence. The U.N.T.A.G's American leader, Major Braddock D. Mackay and his second-in-command, Captain Zapman are offered a diamond worth a lot of money in the U.S., and they must pay 200,000 USD to Doon Robbertse, Kwagga's competitive brother trying to buy a farm left to them by their late father.

Treurgrond shows how a farm attack on one family can affect an entire community.

A disgraced sports presenter falls victim to an accidental head trauma and slips into a coma. He awakens months later to find that South Africa was not as he left it, he is now in the New South Africa, and his multimillion-Rand idea has been stolen from beneath him.

Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.

A 4 year investigation into South Africa's rhino poaching crisis involved going against some of the most nasty criminal networks. And alongside the rangers in South Africa's rhino sanctuaries the filmmakers move directly into the firing line. Then to Asia where Stroop asks whether there's any basis to the horn's popularity as a cancer cure? This epic investigation exposes a unique panorama of the global trade in rhino horn.

Details the plight of South African farmers.

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

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.

It's summertime and the family is on their way to a seaside resort. But there is a businessman looking to buy the resort and build timeshare apartments In its place and is set to ruin the holiday for the families in the resort.

A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.

Frank Rautenbach leads a strong cast as Angus Buchan, a African farmer on steroids of Scottish heritage, who leaves his farm to his loyal subjects in the midst of political unrest and racist africans and charged land reclaims and travels north with his family to start a another farming life in Central Africa. With nothing more than a mudhouse on a patch of mud, and help from his foreman, Simeon Bhengu, the Buchan family struggle to settle in a new country. Faced with ever mounting challenges, hardships and personal turmoil, Angus quickly spirals down into a life consumed by anger, fear and destruction. Based on the inspiring true story by Aangus Buchan the book was adapted for the big screen by Regardt van den Bergh and weaves together the moving life journey of a man who, like his potatoes, grows his faith, unseen until the harvest.

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

A series of practical jokes narrated by David Blood and Tony Sanderson.

Two rugby fans, Tjokkie and Crispin arrive in Wales for the Rugby World Cup in search of sport and females. All hell breaks loose when Crispin's wife arrives unexpectedly and Tjokkie has to cover for his friend.

Upon hearing that the enemy (the British) are planning a "scorched-earth" policy, a loving father and husband who is also a well-respected Boer officer decides to go home and protect his wife and family instead of participating further in the war. This decision leads to him and his sons being tried for high treason.

Late one dark and stormy night, Danie answers his doorbell to find his stepdaughter, Anna, standing in the rain. But Anna isn't looking for some loving, as he had hoped. Instead, she seeks justice for years of molestation in his hands.

Based on the real-life story by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, this film tells of his adventures in South Africa in the late 1880's. He goes to seek his fortune in the Bushveld where he rescues a puppy from being drowned, and names him Jock

This film charts the final year in office of South Africa's Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, as she attempts to bring justice to ordinary people. After successfully challenging President Zuma for illegal use of state funds, she now has to face the biggest challenge of her career: investigating - in the face of protests, death threats and legal challenges - the alleged systematic takeover of government by a private family in cahoots with the President. But how does one weigh the importance of fighting government corruption against the larger moral crime of continued inequality? WHISPERING TRUTH TO POWER documents the tense story of Madonsela's last year in public office while simultaneously crafting an absorbing tale of an outstanding lawyer, mother and woman, and also providing insight into several critical issues facing South Africa today, such as ongoing inequality, racial tensions, land redistribution, and corruption.

Raped. Disemboweled. Nearly decapitated. Dumped on the outskirts of a nature reserve, dead - or so they thought. She needed a hero that night, so that's what she became. This is Alison's tale. A tale of monsters, miracles and hope.

The epic legacy of South Africa's political transformation that culminated in the first free and fair elections in April 1994, recounted through the personal accounts of key figures, both local and international.

This is a powerful documentary, filmed over a 16 year span, about the rise of a Coalition of six lions, branded The Mapogo Lions, and their takeover of the largest territory by a pride.