I Dreamed of Africa
May 05, 2000 | IMDB 5.5
114 min Watch NowRomance, Drama, Adventure
Inspired by the true story of indomitable Kuki Gallmann, the film tells of a beautiful and inquisitive woman who had the courage to escape from her comfortable yet monotonous life in Italy to start anew in the African wilderness with her son, Emanuele, and her new husband, Paolo. Gallmann faces great danger there but eventually becomes a celebrated conservationist.
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Colombine
Tarzan the Ape Man
The Hill
A Far Off Place
All the Invisible Children
Sheena
The Sheltering Sky
The Illustrated Man
Diamond City
The Queen of Trees
In a Better World
End of Trip, Sahara
Tauw
Tajouj
Tarzan and the Lost City
Tarzan Escapes
Endangered Species
Secret Violence
Zombies of Mora Tau
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
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Colombine
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 2019
In West Africa, Colombine runs a dispensary in risky bushland. A strong-willed, whiskey-drinking religious woman armed with her rifle, she takes care of sick and orphaned children in the region. She sees Mélia arrive, a somewhat imprisoned Parisian MSF doctor, herself an African orphan, but who has never returned to her homeland since childhood. She discovers bush medicine, its difficulties and the dilemmas that caregivers must face in the face of chronic shortages of equipment and medicines. These two courageous but opposite women form an unlikely team. They will have to learn to overcome their barriers and confess their secrets to protect the dispensary and the children from the dangers of the region and a threat that surpasses them.Tarzan the Ape Man
IMDB 4.1 | Aug , 1981
The Tarzan story from Jane's point of view. Jane Parker visits her father in Africa where she joins him on an expedition. A couple of brief encounters with Tarzan establish a (sexual) bond between her and Tarzan. When the expedition is captured by savages, Tarzan comes to the rescueThe Hill
IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 1965
North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of sand seared by a white-hot sun. And the troops' tormentors are not the enemy, but their own comrades-at-arms.A Far Off Place
IMDB 6.1 | Mar , 1993
Thrown together under incredible circumstances, two strangers must discover courage and strength when they begin a journey across the treacherous African desert! Equipped only with their wits and the expertise of a native bushman who befriends them, they are determined to triumph over impossible odds and reach their destination. But along the way, the trio face a primitive desert wilderness.All the Invisible Children
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 2005
Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.Sheena
IMDB 5.6 | Aug , 1984
Sheena's parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African tribe. When her foster mother is framed for the murder of a political leader, Sheena and a newsman, Vic Casey, are forced to flee while pursued by the mercenaries hired by the real killer, who hopes to assume power. Sheena's ability to talk to the animals and knowledge of jungle lore give them a chance against the high tech weapons of the mercenaries.The Sheltering Sky
IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 1990
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.The Illustrated Man
IMDB 5.5 | Mar , 1969
A man who has a body almost completely covered in tattoos is searching for the woman who cursed him with the "skin illustrations". Each tattoo reveals a bizarre story, which is experienced by staring at the scene depicted. When the illustrated man meets a fellow tramp on the road a strange voyage begins.Diamond City
IMDB 5.2 | Sep , 1949
Set in the diamond fields of South Africa, Stafford Parker is a lawman trying to maintain a semblance of law and order in the "Wild South".The Queen of Trees
IMDB 7.3 | Nov , 2005
In Africa, the giant fig tree and the tiny fig wasp differ in size a billion times over, but neither could exist without the other. Their extraordinary relationship is a marvel of co-evolution, a marriage which has lasted for millennia. It forms the basis of a complex web of dependency that supports entire ecosystems, providing food for thousands of creatures, from elephants, giraffes, and fruit bats, to forest hornbills, monkeys, insects, and fish.In a Better World
IMDB 7.1 | Aug , 2010
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2024
In the 1970s, groups of young Europeans ventured into the Sahara Desert with the intention of crossing it and experiencing “an adventure”. Unprepared, reckless and ignorant of the terrain they were crossing, they faced extreme situations with unexpected consequences. From the passion of these young people for adventure, the most famous rally in the world was born. “End of the Journey, Sahara” tells the story of one of these adventures.Tauw
IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 1970
A young unemployed man fends off accusations of laziness and makes a home for his pregnant girlfriend who has been rejected by her family.Tajouj
IMDB 5.5 | Mar , 1977
Beginning of the 20th century in the east of Sudan. Tajouj is the beautiful cousin of a young tribesman who falls in love with her and proclaims his love out loud in a song. However, the traditions of his tribe forbid such love, and his uncle refuses his request to marry Tajouj. But after the young man leaves the village and declares his remorse, the marriage is finally allowed after all. In the meantime, however, another man has expressed interest in Tajouj. A story full of jealousy ensues, which ends in tragedy.Tarzan and the Lost City
IMDB 4.2 | Apr , 1998
Tarzan returns to his homeland of Africa to save his home from destruction.Tarzan Escapes
IMDB 6.3 | Nov , 1936
White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and Rita, who want Jane's help in claiming a fortune left her.Endangered Species
IMDB 5.7 | May , 2021
Jack Halsey takes his wife, their adult kids, and a friend for a dream vacation in Kenya. But as they venture off alone into a wilderness park, their safari van is flipped over by an angry rhino, leaving them injured and desperate. Then, as two of them go in search of rescue, a bloody, vicious encounter with a leopard and a clan of hyenas incites a desperate fight for survival.Secret Violence
IMDB 8 | Feb , 1963
An Italian in East Africa having an affair with a coloured woman realises that his treatment of her is as tyrannical as more overt superior colonialist dogma. Based on a novel by Enrico Emmanuele.Zombies of Mora Tau
IMDB 5.5 | Mar , 1957
A fortune hunter leads a search for diamonds guarded by undead sailors off the coast of Africa.Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
IMDB 7.4 | Nov , 1988
A foundling, raised in the circus, Sam Lion becomes a businessman after a trapeze accident. However, when he reaches fifty and becomes tired of his responsibilities and of his son Jean-Philippe, he decides to disappear at sea. However, he runs into Albert Duvivier, one of his former employees. He comes to realise that he has ignored the important things in his life.