List of African films

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The following is a list of African films. It is arranged alphabetically by country of origin.

Algeria

Main article: List of Algerian films

Angola

Main article: List of Angolan films

Benin

Main article: List of Beninese films

Botswana

Year Title Director Genre Notes
1980 The Gods Must Be Crazy Jamie Uys comedy the first of The Gods Must Be Crazy film series
1989 The Gods Must Be Crazy II Jamie Uys comedy part of The Gods Must Be Crazy film series

Burkina Faso

Main article: List of Burkinabé films

Burundi

Year Title Director Genre Notes
1992 Gito l'ingrat Ngabo Leonce

Cameroon

Main article: List of Cameroonian films

Cape Verde

Year Title Director Genre Notes
2000 Amílcar Cabral documentary

Chad

Main article: List of Chadian films

Congo, Democratic Republic of

Main article: Cinema of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo, Republic

Main article: List of Republic of Congo films

Djibouti

Egypt

Main article: List of Egyptian films

Eritrea

Year Title Director Genre Notes
2001 White Hotel Dianne Griffin, Tobi Solvang documentary

Ethiopia

Main article: List of Ethiopian films

Gabon

Main article: List of Gabonese films

Ghana

Year Title Director Genre Notes
1952 The Boy Kumasenu Sean Graham
1980 Love Brewed in the African Pot Kwan Ansah
1987 Zinabu William Akuffo and Richard Quartey
1993 Sankofa Haile Gerima drama This film is Burkinabé,[clarification needed] but shot in Ghana.
2005 Emmanuel's Gift documentary
2006 Run Baby Run Emmanuel Apea action
2006 A Goat's Tail Julius Amedume
2007 Princess Tyra Frank Rajah Arase drama
2009 A Sting in a Tale Shirley Frimpong-Manso thriller
2010 Coz Ov Moni King Luu musical
2010 Sinking Sands Leila Djansi drama
2011 An African Election Jarreth and Kevin Merz documentary
2011 Ties That Bind Leila Djansi drama
2012 Contract Shirley Frimpong-Manso
2013 Coz Ov Moni 2 (FOKN Revenge) King Luu musical
2015 Heaven Abu Idi - Haus of Euphorium thriller

Guinea

Main article: List of Guinean films

Guinea-Bissau

Year Title Director Genre Notes
1988 Mortu Nega Flora Gomes historical drama

Ivory Coast

Main article: List of Ivorian films

Kenya

Main article: List of Kenyan films

Libya

Year Title Director Genre Notes
1976 Mohammad, Messenger of God
(also known at The Message)		 Moustapha Akkad biographical adventure drama
1977 Les Ambassadeurs Naceur Ktar drama
1981 Lion of the Desert Moustapha Akkad biographical war drama

Madagascar

Year Title Director Genre Notes
1988 Tabataba
2004 Souli Alexander Abela drama

Malawi

Year Title Director Genre Notes
2003 Lifecycles: A Story of AIDS in Malawi Sierra Bellows, Doug Karr documentary

Mali

Main article: List of Malian films

Mauritania

Main article: List of Mauritanian films

Mauritius

Main article: List of Mauritian films

Morocco

Main article: List of Moroccan films

Mozambique

Main article: List of Mozambican films

Namibia

Year Title Director Genre Notes
1989 Red Scorpion Joseph Zito action adventure
2007 Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation Charles Burnett drama

Niger

Main article: List of Nigerien films

Nigeria

Main article: List of Nigerian films

Rwanda

Year Title Director Genre Notes
2001 100 Days Nick Hughes drama
2005 Sometimes in April Raoul Peck historical drama war television film
2007 Munyurangabo
2012 Ibara Tom Nkusi/Emmy Ruzindana action

São Tomé and Príncipe

Sierra Leone

Year Title Director Genre Notes
2000 Cry Freetown Sorious Samura documentary
2005 Blood Diamond Edward Zwick documentary

Somalia

Main article: List of Somalian films
Year Title Director Genre Notes
1987 Geedka nolosha Abdulkadir Ahmed Said
1992 La Conchiglia Abdulkadir Ahmed Said

South Africa

Main article: List of South African films

Sudan

Year Title Director Genre Notes
2005 God Grew Tired of Us Christopher Dillon Quinn, Tommy Walker documentary

Tanzania

Year Title Director Genre Notes
2001 Maangamizi: The Ancient One Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill drama
2003 Bongoland Josiah Kibira

Togo

Year Title Director Genre Notes
1972 Kouami short
1979 Au rendez-vous du rêve abêti short documentary
1986 The Blooms of Banjeli short documentary
1988 Bawina short
1991 Ashakara Gérard Louvin
1994 Femmes aux yeux ouverts Anne-Laure Folly documentary
1996 Les Oubliées Anne-Laure Folly documentary
1999 Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie Anne-Laure Folly documentary

Tunisia

Main article: List of Tunisian films
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Uganda

Year Title Director Genre Notes
2001 ABC Africa Abbas Kiarostami documentary
2006 Invisible Children short documentary
2010 Who Killed Captain Alex? Nabwana IGG action film
2011 Hello short
2011 State Research Bureau
2012 The Life Nana Kagga Drama, Feature film
2013 In Just Hours Usama Mukwaya short [1]
2013 The Route
2014 Bala Bala Sese
2015 Tiktok short
2015 Sipi
2016 Queen of Katwe Mira Nair Biographical sports Drama, film
Year Title Director Genre Notes
1976 Sahara Occidental indépendance ou génocide? Collective direction documentary [2]
2011 Wilaya Pedro Pérez Rosado drama
2012 La Badil (No Other Choice) Dominic Brown short documentary

Zaire

Year Title Director Genre Notes
1996 Macadam tribu

Zambia

Main article: List of Zambian films

Zimbabwe

Main article: List of Zimbabwean films

See also

References

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  2. ^ Sahara Occidental indépendance ou génocide?

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