After the abolishment of the Apartheid, South African movies slowly started to gain recognition internationally. Which movies we liked the best? Scroll down and find out.
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Top rated 2017 South African moviesThe 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
RATING: 80/100
RELEASE DATE: April 19th, 2017
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2010's best rated South African movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon).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
RATING: 80/100
RELEASE DATE: August 14th, 2009
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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
RATING: 67/100
RELEASE DATE: February 13th, 2016
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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
RATING: 67/100
RELEASE DATE: October 10th, 2014
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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
RATING: 67/100
RELEASE DATE: October 26th, 2011
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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
RATING: 62/100
RELEASE DATE: August 5th, 2011
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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
RATING: 62/100
RELEASE DATE: July 22nd, 2011
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