Drama
Caught in the stranglehold of debt and structural adjustment, Africa is fighting for its survival. In the face of disaster, representatives of African society bring an action against international financial institutions. The trial takes place in Bamako, in the yard of a house, among its inhabitants.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Black Commando
The African Tale
Opium and the Stick
Cheetah
The Law
Juju Stories
Yaaba
Who Killed Captain Alex?
Magic Journey to Africa
Gravity
Anthony Adverse
Paysans Noirs
Living Free
King Solomon's Mines
In a Better World
The Great White of Lambarene
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Bittersweet Memories
Unpredictable Nature of the River
Yeelen
SIMILAR MOVIES
Black Commando
IMDB 3.2 | Nov , 1982
The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.The African Tale
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1963
A USSR animated short adapted from one of Jomo Kenyatta's fables.Opium and the Stick
IMDB 7.8 | Sep , 1970
In 1950, in Algeria, in a village in Kabylia, Algerian resistance fighters resisted the French occupation army. Bachir returns to the village to escape the clashes ravaging Algiers. In Thala, he has two brothers, Ali and Belaïd. The first is engaged with the ALN (The National Liberation Army) and fights against the colonizer. His second brother, Belaïd, the eldest, is convinced of a French Algeria. His family torn apart, Bachir decides to join the war and takes sides against the repression of the French army. The French army is trying in vain to turn the population against the insurgents by using disinformation. The more time passes, the more the inhabitants of the village and surrounding areas, oppressed, rally to the cause of the FLN, their houses and their fields will be burned... Adaptation to the cinema of the eponymous novel Opium and the Stick, published in 1965, by Mouloud Mammeri, the film was dubbed into Tamazight (Berber), a first for Algerian cinema.Cheetah
IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 1989
An American boy and girl, spending six months in Kenya with their scientist parents adopt a cheetah, only to realize that they must set it loose so that it can learn to hunt and be free. However, when the animal is captured by poachers planning to race it against greyhounds, the two city kids, together with a young African goat herder they befriended, head off into the wild to rescue the cheetah.The Law
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 1990
Saga returns to his village after an extended absence to discover that his father has taken Nogma, Saga's promised bride, for himself. Still in love with each other, the two begin an affair, although it would be considered incestuous.Juju Stories
IMDB 5 | Aug , 2021
Juju Stories tackles juju in contemporary Lagos through three stories. In Love Potion, by Omonua, an unmarried woman agrees to use juju to find herself an ideal mate. In Yam, by Makama, consequences arise when a street urchin picks up seemingly random money from the roadside. In Suffer the Witch, by Obasi, love and friendship turns into obsession, when a young college woman attracts her crush's interest.Yaaba
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 1989
A small African village. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother). When Bila's cousin Nopoko gets sick it is Sana's medicine that saves her.Who Killed Captain Alex?
IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 2010
Recognized as Uganda’s first action film, Who Killed Captain Alex? is about the aftermath of a police raid in Kampala in which a police captain is killed.Magic Journey to Africa
IMDB 4.5 | May , 2010
Jana’s magical journey to Africa contains a deep message about friendship, love, passion, nature and imagination. It is a spiritual journey for adults and a magical one for kids, full of mysteries, adventures and discoveriesGravity
IMDB 0 | May , 2019
Asked by his girlfriend about the essence of his love for her, a young man remembers a dream he once had about the African jungle, in which the forces of nature seemed to lead a life of their own.Anthony Adverse
IMDB 5.8 | Aug , 1936
Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymous hero, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent by his heartless nobleman father, Don Luis, Anthony is later mentored by his kind grandfather, John Bonnyfeather, and falls for the beautiful Angela Giuseppe. When circumstances separate Anthony and Angela and he embarks on a long journey, he must find his way back to her, no matter what the cost.Paysans Noirs
IMDB 10 | May , 1949
In Ivory Coast, an administrator is appointed to replace a colleague who has just been assassinated. The newly appointed administrator, Guillon, clashes with a powerful elite that extorts money from farmers who refuse to cultivate the land. A peanut processing plant, nearing completion, unfolds against a backdrop of ethnic rivalries and resistance from the rural population to the changes imposed by the colonial regime, which is striving to modernize traditional agriculture to demand increased production. Aided by a doctor and an engineer, Guillon succeeds in restoring the confidence of the Black farmers after thwarting the schemes of those who dared to stand in his way.Living Free
IMDB 6.6 | Apr , 1972
When Elsa's three mischievious cubs begin wreaking havok on the nearby villages, Joy and her husband are forced to move them hundreds of miles to a game preserve.King Solomon's Mines
IMDB 5.4 | Jun , 1937
White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.In a Better World
IMDB 7.1 | Aug , 2010
The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.The Great White of Lambarene
IMDB 5.3 | Apr , 1995
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), the mission doctor, theologian and philosopher who founded a hospital in the rainforests of Gabon, achieved sainthood in his lifetime, at least in the popular imagination. The critical assessment of his life and works in recent years, however, has been slightly more ambivalent. Ba Kobhio Bassek is the first director to examine this medical missionary from a purely African point-of-view.The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
IMDB 7.9 | Feb , 2019
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.Bittersweet Memories
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 2004
1952, Québec - Alys Robi, vocalist at the top of her popularity and recognized worldwide, was interned in spite of herself, by her father. Medical authorities prescribe her the only cure for a possible cure: the lobotomy. Under the bright lights of the operating room, Alys sees her 28-year life flash before her eyes.Unpredictable Nature of the River
IMDB 5.7 | Jan , 1996
Nobleman Jean-Francois de la Plaine is exiled to serve as governor of a West African colony.Yeelen
IMDB 6.6 | Jul , 1987
A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.