Pens en Pootjies and other South African films
This is a chronology of films produced in South Africa or by the South African film industry.
1910s–1940s [edit]
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Director |
Cast |
Genre |
Language |
Notes |
| 1960 |
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| 1961 |
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| 1962 |
| Lord Oom Piet |
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Afrikaans |
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| 1963 |
| The Anatomy of Apartheid |
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Documentary |
English |
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| 1964 |
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| 1965 |
| Dingaka |
Jamie Uys |
Ken Gampu, Stanley Baker, Juliet Prowse, Bob Courtney |
Drama |
Afrikaans, English |
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| All the Way to Paris |
Jamie Uys |
Jamie Uys, Joe Stewardson, Emil Nofal |
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| Ride the High Wind/African Gold |
David Millin |
Darren McGavin, Maria Perschy |
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| Coast of Skeletons |
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| The second sin |
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| 1966 |
| The Naked Prey |
Cornel Wilde |
Cornel Wilde, Ken Gampu, Patrick Mynhardt |
Adventure |
English, Africaans, Nguni languages |
co-produced with U.S. |
| 1967 |
| After You, Comrade |
Jamie Uys |
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| Seven Against the Sun |
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| The Cape Town Affair |
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| The Jackals |
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| 1968 |
| Oupa for sale |
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| Die Ruiter in die nag |
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| Doctor Kalie |
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| Majuba (film) |
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| 1969 |
| Dirkie |
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| Die Geheim van Nantes |
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| Katrina (film) |
Jans Rautenbach |
Katinka Heyns, Jill Kirkland & Don Leonard |
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Director |
Cast |
Genre |
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Notes |
| 1970 |
| Satan's Harvest |
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| Lost in the Desert |
Jamie Uys |
Wynand Uys, Jamie Uys & Pieter Hauptfleisch |
Adventure |
English, Afrikaans |
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| Vicki |
Ivan Hall |
Sandra Britz, Leonie Ross, Johan Esterhuizen |
Romance |
Afrikaans |
Filmed in South Africa - Durban, Margate; Rhodesia |
| Shangani Patrol |
David Millin |
Brian O'Shaughnessy, Will Hutchins |
War |
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Filmed in Rhodesia |
| 1971 |
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| 1972 |
| Kaptein Caprivi |
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Adventure |
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| Those Naughty Angels |
Neil Hetherington |
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Family Adventure |
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| 1973 |
| Mr Kingstreet's War |
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John Saxon, Tippi Hedren |
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War |
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| Die Voortrekkers |
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| Snip en Rissiepit |
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| 1974 |
| Animals Are Beautiful People |
Jamie Uys |
Paddy O'Byrne |
Comedy-documentary |
English |
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| Boesman and Lena |
Ross Devenish |
Athol Fugard |
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| Dans van die Flamink |
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| Dooie Duikers deel nie |
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| Funeral for an Assassin |
Ivan Hall |
Vic Morrow |
Crime |
English |
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| Ongewenste Vreemdeling |
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| Pens en Pootjies |
Dirk de Villiers, Joe Stewardson |
Al Debbo, Marié du Toit, Don Leonard, Joe Stewardson |
Afrikaans |
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| 1975 |
| Dingetjie is Dynamite |
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| 1976 |
| Target of an Assasin |
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| e'Lollipop |
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Muntu Ndebele & Norman Knox |
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| Albino |
Jürgen Goslar |
Christopher Lee, James Faulkner & Sybil Danning |
Thriller |
English |
Filmed in Rhodesia |
| 1977 |
| Karate Olympiad/Kill or Be Killed |
Ivan Hall |
James Ryan (actor) |
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| Tigers Don't Cry |
Peter Collinson |
Anthony Quinn, Simon Sabela |
Thriller |
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| 1978 |
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| 1979 |
| Funeral for an Assasin |
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| Night of the Puppets |
Daan Retief |
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| Plekkie in die Son |
William Faure |
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| Grensbasis 13/Mercenary Commando |
Elmo DeWitt |
Danie Joubert |
South African Border War |
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Director |
Cast |
Genre |
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| 1980 |
| The Gods Must Be Crazy |
Jamie Uys |
N!xau, Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers, Louw Verwey |
Comedy |
English, Afrikaans, Juǀʼhoan, Ungwatsi |
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| Kiepie en Kandas |
Jan Scholtz |
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| Karate Olimpia |
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| Marigolds in August |
Ross Devenish |
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Entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival |
| 1981 |
| Kill and Kill Again |
Ivan Hall |
James Ryan, Anneline Kriel |
Martial arts film |
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| My Country My Hat |
David Bensusan |
Regardt van den Bergh |
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| Nommer Asseblief |
Henk Hugo |
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| 1982 |
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| 1983 |
| Siener in die suburbs |
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| Funny People II |
Jamie Uys |
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| Wolhaarstories |
Bromley Cawood |
Leon Schuster |
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| Geel Trui vir ´n Wenner |
Franz Marx |
Ben Kruger, Ray Storm, Claudia Turgas, Deon van Zyl, Dulsie van den Bergh |
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| 1984 |
| Flashpoint Africa |
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| Boetie gaan border toe |
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| You're in the Movies |
Emil Nofal |
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| 1985 |
| King Solomon's Mines |
J. Lee Thompson |
Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom, John Rhys-Davies |
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| Nag van Vrees |
Jim Murray, Stanley Roup |
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| Skating on Thin Uys |
Pieter-Dirk Uys |
Pieter-Dirk Uys, |
Comedy |
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| Vyfster: Die Slot |
Sias Odendaal |
Patrick Mynhardt |
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| Wie Die Laaste Lag |
Koos Roets |
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| You Gotta Be Crazy |
Emil Nofal |
Bill Flynn, Amanda Forrow |
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| 1986 |
| Jock of the Bushveld |
Gray Hofmeyr |
Jocelyn Broderick, Michael Brunner |
Family film; based on the novel |
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| Liewe Hemel Genis |
William Egan |
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| Mountain of Hell |
David Bensusan |
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| Outlaw of Gor |
John Cardos |
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| Place of Weeping |
Darrell Roodt |
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| You Must Be Joking! |
Elmo De Witt |
Rina Hugo, Carike Keuzenkamp, Kallie Knoetze, Janine Pretorius, Leon Schuster, Mike Schutte |
Hidden Camera |
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| 1987 |
| Across the Rubicon |
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| An African Dream |
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| Kill Slade |
Bruce MacFarlane |
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| Murphy's Fault |
Robert Smawley |
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| No Hard Feelings |
Charles Norton |
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| Nukie |
Sias Odendal, Michael Pakleppa |
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| Operation Hit Squad |
Tonie van der Merwe |
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| Platoon Leader |
Aaron Norris |
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Vietnam War film |
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| Die Posman |
Anthony Wilson |
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| Tenth of A Second |
Darrell Roodt |
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| Tusks |
Tara Moore |
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| Wereld Sonder Grense |
Frans Nel |
Scot Scott |
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| White Ghost |
Beau Davis |
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| You Must Be Joking! Too |
Leon Schuster, Lizz Meiring |
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Hidden Camera |
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| Saturday night at the palace |
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| Vengeance Cops |
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| Shaka Zulu |
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| 1988 |
| Alien from L.A. |
Albert Pyun |
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| Accidents |
Gidi Amir |
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Action/Thriller |
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| Act of Piracy |
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| Any Man's Death |
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| A Private Life (Jack & Stella) |
Francis Gerard |
Bill Flynn, Jana Cilliers |
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| Fiela se Kind |
Katinka Heyns |
Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Dalene Matthee |
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| Laser Mission |
Robbie Simpson |
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| Last Samurai |
Paul Mayersburg |
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| Let the Music Be |
Frans Nel |
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| Love Me Leave Me |
Alan Birkinshaw, Charles Mariott |
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| Lucky Strikes Back |
Joe Stewardson |
Lucky Dube |
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| Mapantsula |
Oliver Schmitz |
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Screened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival |
| The Most Dangerous Woman Alive |
Chris Marnham |
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| Mapantsula |
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| Nightslave |
John Parr |
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| Options |
Camilo Vila |
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| Out on Bail |
Brian Hessler, Gordon Hessler |
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| Paradise Road (Traitors) |
Jan Scholtz |
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| Quest for Love |
Helen Nogueira |
Jana Cilliers, Sandra Prinsloo |
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| Space Mutiny |
David Winters |
Cameron Mitchell |
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Sci Fi |
Considered one of the best spoofs on Mystery Science Theater 3000 |
| Terminal Bliss |
Jordan Alan |
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| Thrilled to Death |
Chuck Vincent |
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| Van der Merwe P.I. |
Regardt van den Bergh |
Anneline Kriel, Regardt van den Bergh |
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| Whispers |
Robert Bergman |
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| You're Famous |
Yehuda Barkan |
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Hidden Camera |
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Israeli co-production |
| The Zambezi Kid |
Denis Scully |
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| 1989 |
| A Dry White Season |
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| Africa Express |
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| Killer Instinct |
David Lister |
Joanna Weinberg |
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| Lambarene |
Gray Hofmeyr |
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| The Gods Must Be Crazy II |
Jamie Uys |
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| The Native Who caused all the Trouble |
Manie van Rensburg |
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| Odd Ball Hall |
Jackson Hunsicker |
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| Oh Schucks!...!Here Comes U*N*T*A*G |
Leon Schuster |
Leon Schuster |
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| Oh Schucks.... It's Schuster! |
Leon Schuster |
Leon Schuster |
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| Okavango (Wild Country) |
Wayne Crawford, Danie Odendaal, Percival Rubens |
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| On the Wire |
Elaine Proctor |
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| Prey for the Hunter |
John Parr |
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| That Englishwoman |
Dirk de Villiers |
Veronica Lang |
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| Voices in the Dark |
Vincent Cox |
Lucky Dube |
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| Warriors from Hell |
Ronnie Isaacs |
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| Windprints |
David Wicht |
Marius Weyers |
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Director |
Cast |
Genre |
Language |
Notes |
| 2000 |
| Angels in a Cage |
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Jeremy Crutchley, Sylvaine Strike |
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| Apostles of Civilised Vice |
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| Hijack Stories |
Oliver Schmitz |
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Screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival |
| Inside Out |
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| Long Night's Journey into Day: South Africa's Search for Truth & Reconciliation |
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| Glory Glory |
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Paul Johannsen, Steven Bauer, Amanda Donohoe, Gideon Emery, Ana Alexander |
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| 2001 |
| Mr Bones |
Leon Schuster |
Leon Schuster, David Ramsey, Faizon Love, Robert Whitehead, Jane Benney |
Comedy |
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Highest-grossing film in South Africa on release. |
| Diamond Cut Diamond |
Darrell Roodt |
Gary Daniels, Nick Boraine, Gideon Emery |
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| 2002 |
| Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony |
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Documentary |
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| Promised Land |
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| The Sorcerer's Apprentice |
David Lister |
Robert Davi, Kelly LeBrock, Gideon Emery |
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| 2003 |
| Adrenaline |
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| Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony |
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| Red Water |
Charles Robert Carner |
Lou Diamond Phillips, Kristy Sawnson, Gideon Emery |
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| Stander |
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| State of Denial (film) |
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| Wooden Camera |
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| 2004 |
| Boy called Twist |
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Kim Engelbrecht |
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| Cape of Good Hope |
Mark Bamford |
Debbie Brown, Eriq Ebouaney, Nthathi Moshesh, Gideon Emery |
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| Drum |
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Taye Diggs |
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| A Case of Murder |
Clive Morris |
Steve Hofmeyr, Candice Hillebrand, Gideon Emery, Anthony Fridjhon, Ben Kruger, Nicky Rebello, Ramalao Makhene |
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| Forgiveness |
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Zane Meas, Arnold Vosloo, Quanita Adams |
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| Gums and Noses |
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| Max and Mona |
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| Oh Shucks, I'm Gatvol! |
Leon Schuster |
Leon Schuster, Alfred Ntombela, Gerry the Clown, Bill Flynn |
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| The Story of an African Farm |
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| Yesterday |
Darrell Roodt |
Leleti Khumalo |
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Nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 77th Academy Awards |
| Vadertjie Langbeen |
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| 2005 |
| Engagement |
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Caroline Nicou |
Romantic comedy |
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| In My Country |
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| The Flyer |
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Kim Engelbrecht |
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| Mama Jack |
Leon Schuster |
Leon Schuster |
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| Red Dust |
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| The Flyer |
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| Tsotsi |
Gavin Hood |
Presley Chweneyagae, Ian Roberts, Zola, Terry Pheto |
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Won Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards |
| U-Carmen eKhayelitsha |
Mark Dornford-May |
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Won Golden Bear at the 55th Berlin International Film Festival |
| 2006 |
| Angels in the Dust |
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| Bunny Chow |
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Kim Engelbrecht |
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| Don't Touch (film) |
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| Number Ten |
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| Faith Like Potatoes |
Regardt van den Bergh |
Frank Rautenbach, Hamilton Dlamini |
Inspirational/Docu-Drama |
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| Son of Man |
Mark Dornford-May |
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| Straight Outta Benoni |
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| 2007 |
| Anner House |
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| Big Fellas |
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| Counting Headz: South Afrika's Sistaz in Hip Hop |
Vusi Magubane & Erin Offer |
Documentary |
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| Footskating 101 |
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| Ouma se Slim Kind |
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Quinne Brown |
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| Poena is koning |
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| Tengers |
Michael Rix |
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Animation |
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| 2008 |
| Bakgat! |
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| Hansie |
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| Jerusalema |
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| Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past |
Gray Hofmeyer |
Leon Schuster |
Comedy |
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Highest-grossing film in South Africa on release. |
| Skin |
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| The World Unseen |
Shamim Sarif |
Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth |
Drama |
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| 2009 |
| District 9 |
Neill Blomkamp |
Sharlto Copley |
Science fiction |
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Nominated for Best Film at the 82nd Academy Awards |
| Invictus |
Clint Eastwood |
Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon |
Drama non-fiction |
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| Jozi |
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| The Chameleon |
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| White Wedding |
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| 2010 |
| Five Roads to Freedom: From Apartheid to the World Cup |
Robin Benger & Jane Thandi Lipman |
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Documentary |
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| Life, Above All |
Oliver Schmitz |
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Drama |
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| Title |
Director |
Cast |
Genre |
Language |
Notes |
| 2010 |
| Bakgat! 2 |
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| Eternity |
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| Liefling |
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| Life, Above All |
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| Paradise Stop |
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| Spud |
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| 2011 |
| Beauty |
Oliver Hermanus |
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Scheduled to compete in the Un Certain Regard at Cannes |
| Night Drive |
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| Getroud Met Rugby |
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| 2012 |
| Dredd 3D |
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| Mad Buddies |
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| Material |
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References [edit]
- "MST3K: Space Mutiny *Eccentric Cinema, Winnwer".
- "[[Entertainment Weekly]] Best of the web 2007 ]".
External links [edit]
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