MOVIES ABOUT AFRICA

Lumumba
(Congo)
This
movie is based on the true story of the rise to power, fall and execution of Patrice
Émery Lumumba, the independence leader and first democratically elected Prime
Minister of the Republic of the Congo (DRC). Lumumba, in an attempt
to prevent the Congo succumbing to secession, and anarchy, is ousted from
office and killed due to commercial and political interests.
Sometimes in
April (Rwanda)
This
historical story on the Rwandan 1994 genocide centres on two brothers who
witness the widespread killings, lose some members of their family and become
divided by
 politics.
The film depicts the intertwining stories of people struggling to survive the
 genocide, and the aftermath, as
they try to find justice and reconciliation.
 
Invictus
(South Africa)
Morgan
Freeman plays Nelson Mandela in this inspiring true story of how newly elected Mandela
joins forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team to help unite their racially
and economically divided country through the universal language of sport.
Mandela rallies South Africa’s rugby team to make their historic run to the
1995 Rugby World Cup Championship.
Sarafina
(South Africa)
This
eye-watering movie is about South Africa’s struggle for freedom through the
eyes of a revolutionary minded teacher and students who get caught up in the
middle of a fatal battle for freedom, some of them paying the ultimate price with
their lives.
 
From a Whisper
(Kenya)
This
movie, released on the 10th anniversary of the August 7, 1998 terrorist
bombing in Kenya, is a realistic story of the bombing aftermath. The story is
about a young, rebellious artist and an intelligence officer who both lost their
loved ones in the US Embassy bombing. They are forced to learn to confront
their fears and to forgive.

 

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