New South African movies in 2021 in Cinema & on VOD
Top movies up for release in 2021 in cinema and on VOD
The Blue Mauritius
DIRECTOR: Charles Henri Belleville CAST: Ricky Whittle, John Rhys-Davies & Thomas Kretschmann Five international thieves meet in Cape Town to steal the most valuable stamp in the world. Read more
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Amazon Best South African movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ or DVD in 2021
2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and the 2010's best rated South African movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ & More).Flatland
DIRECTOR: Jenna Cato Bass CAST: Nicole Fortuin, De Klerk Oelofse & Sárközi Olivér In this contemporary Western, Natalie Jonkers finds herself on the wrong side of the law after a disaster at her wedding ends with an accidental death. Accused of murder, Natalie decides to take off to a small town in South Africa of the Karoo region. It is there that she learns to find herself and come to terms with his femininity in a harsh world that seems to be against women and how trapped a woman can feel in a hostile environment.
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Moffie
DIRECTOR: Oliver Hermanus CAST: Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers & Matthew Vey When Nicholas Van der Swart (Kai Luke Brummer) finds himself drafted into the South African military, he quickly becomes aware of how his homosexuality is not acceptable and attempts to hide it. But he soon develops a relationship with Dylan Stassen (Ryan de Villiers) and his sexuality becomes all the harder to both hide and deny under the toxic atmosphere of Apartheid in 1980s South Africa. Based on the autobiographical novel by Andre Carl van der Merwe.
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The Wound (Inxeba)
DIRECTOR: John Trengove CAST: Nakhane Touré Bongile Mantsai Niza Jay Ncoyini
The Wound, set for a spring 2017 release, is one of the very first Xhosa-spoken films ever. It deals with a young man partaking in a tribal rite of passage. Read more
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RATING: 80/100
RELEASE DATE: April 19th, 2017
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District 9
DIRECTOR: Neill Blomkamp CAST: Sharlto Copley David James, Jason Cope
District 9 is the covert security area where the extra terrestrials have been held and forced to live in slum like conditions; these aliens get a hope of escape in form... Read more
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RATING: 80/100
RELEASE DATE: August 14th, 2009
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Shepherds and Butchers
DIRECTOR: Oliver Schmitz CAST: Andrea Riseborough Steve Coogan Garion Dowds
British actor Steve Coogan stars in this powerful historical drama about a South African lawyer fighting for justice in a country still deeply divided by apartheid. Read more
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RATING: 67/100
RELEASE DATE: February 13th, 2016
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Zulu
DIRECTOR: Jérôme Salle CAST: Orlando Bloom Forest Whitaker Conrad Kemp
Two policemen are investigating a case of murder of a woman that is most likely connected with the availability of a new illegal drug and disappearance of black children... Read more
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RATING: 67/100
RELEASE DATE: October 10th, 2014
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Shirley Adams
DIRECTOR: Oliver Hermanus CAST: Denise Newman Keenan Arrison Emily Child
Shirley Adams is a portrait of a mother's love and courage as the film depicts a true and unfortunate event of her life when her son was shot in the neck and ever... Read more
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RATING: 67/100
RELEASE DATE: October 26th, 2011
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Skoonheid
DIRECTOR: Oliver Hermanus CAST: Deon Lotz Charlie Keegan Michelle Scott
A man who is a father and a husband, has concealed his true sexual orientation and when he comes in contact with a friend's handsome son his frustration gives way to... Read more
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RATING: 62/100
RELEASE DATE: August 5th, 2011
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The Bang Bang Club
DIRECTOR: Oliver Hermanus CAST: Deon Lotz Charlie Keegan Michelle Scott
A drama that is based on true experiences of four photographers who had covered the last few days of apartheid in South Africa. Read more
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RATING: 62/100
RELEASE DATE: July 22nd, 2011
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