Sub-Saharan Africa

Cinema of South Africa

132 films · 103 directors · 1925 to 2026

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Tsotsi

2005 · Gavin Hood

A young South African boy from the Johannesburg ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster, leaves home as a child to get away from his helpless parents. Now a teenage thug, Tsotsi finds a baby in the back seat of a car he's just stolen.

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Defining films

Tsotsi
Tsotsi
2005 · Gavin Hood
The Wound
The Wound
2017 · John Trengove
My Octopus Teacher
My Octopus Teacher
2020 · James Reed
Dredd
Dredd
2012 · Pete Travis
The Gods Must Be Crazy
The Gods Must Be Crazy
1980 · Jamie Uys
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
1989 · Jamie Uys
Redeeming Love
Redeeming Love
2022 · D.J. Caruso
Duma
Duma
2005 · Carroll Ballard
Yesterday
Yesterday
2004 · Darrell James Roodt
Mia and the White Lion
Mia and the White Lion
2018 · Gilles de Maistre
The World Unseen
The World Unseen
2007 · Shamim Sarif
The Visual Bible: Matthew
The Visual Bible: Matthew
1993 · Regardt van den Bergh
Faith Like Potatoes
Faith Like Potatoes
2006 · Regardt van den Bergh
Detour
Detour
2017 · Christopher Smith
I Am All Girls
I Am All Girls
2021 · Donovan Marsh
This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection
This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection
2020 · Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Pangolin: Kulu's Journey
Pangolin: Kulu's Journey
2025 · Pippa Ehrlich
Spud
Spud
2010 · Donovan Marsh
Spud 2: The Madness Continues
Spud 2: The Madness Continues
2013 · Donovan Marsh
The Mangler
The Mangler
1995 · Tobe Hooper
Rogue
Rogue
2020 · MJ Bassett
Manodrome
Manodrome
2023 · John Trengove
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
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2023 · Donovan Marsh

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