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Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The timeless tale of two mismatched strangers joining forces in a common cause, and finding love along the way. The story chronicles the burgeoning romance between river rat Charlie Allnut and missionary Rose Sayer, as they reluctantly join forces to torpedo a German gunboat in war torn East Africa.
2) Rogue
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Team leader O'Hara leads a lively squad of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue hostages from their captors in remote Africa. But as the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O'Hara's squad must face a bloody, brutal encounter with a gang of rebels, and the horde of ravenous, enraged lions they encounter.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A lion on a man-eating rampage has shut down the construction of a railway in 1896 East Africa. The beast hunts, showing no fear of man or fire. What's more, it's killing for sport rather than for food--and it has an almost supernatural knack for knowing what traps await it. Big-game hunter Remington and construction engineer Patterson set out to stop this unstoppable monster. But, in this astonishing tale of man against beast, the hunters become...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
At a prestigious South African school, Melea and her boyfriend imagine a hip-hop version of Romeo and Juliet. But Melea's dreams are dashed when she's unable to pay tuition and is forced to leave. Determined to fulfill her destiny, she persuades the community to support her artistic and unique vision.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Based on South African President Nelson Mandela's autobiography of the same name, it chronicles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison before becoming President and working to rebuild the country's once segregated society.
7) African cats
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Set against one of the wildest places on Earth--you'll experience the extraordinary adventure of two families as they strive to make a home in an untamed land. Stunning high definition images take your breath away as you come face-to-face with these majestic kings of the savanna and their true-life love, humor, and determination"--Container.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Set in 1950, Athol Fugard's searing coming of age masterpiece is set in apartheid era South Africa. On a rainy afternoon in his mother's tea house, lonely 17 year-old Hally and two middle-aged black servants, Sam and Willie, share idyllic memories of their lifelong friendship. But when Hally learns that his invalid alcoholic father is coming home from the hospital, he unleashes his resentment and rage on Sam and Willie with devastating consequences....
9) Zulu
Series
Publisher
Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Zulu is set in Africa in 1879 only hours after the battle of Isandhlwana. A small group of British soldiers stood their ground at a farm house at Rorke's Drift against an onslaught of wave after wave of Zulus.
10) Earth
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
A story of three animal families on a journey across our planet - polar bears, elephants, and humpback whales. It captures rare footage of nature's wildest and most elusive animals.
11) Born free
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
When game warden George Adamson is forced to kill a lion and lioness, he and his wife Joy adopt their three cubs. Two are sent off to zoos but the third is kept, a female they name Elsa. When Elsa is fully grown, the Adamsons realize she must be taught to survive on her own.
12) Safe house
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Tobin Frost ..., one of the CIA's most dangerous traitors, resurfaces in South Africa after eluding capture for almost a decade. During Frost's interrogation, the safe house where he is being held in is attacked by brutal mercenaries forcing rookie agent Matt Weston ... to take the infamous Frost on the run. As the masterful manipulator toys with his reluctant protégé, shaking the young operative's morality and idealism, the unlikely allies must...
13) La bastarda
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The story of an orphan, Okomo, who lives with her grandmother and dreams of finding her father. She enlists the help of outcasts in the village including a gang of girls. She finds herself falling in love with the gang leader and rebelling against the norms of Fang culture."--
14) Beast
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Recently widowed Dr. Nate Daniels and his two teenage daughters travel to a South African game reserve managed by Martin Battles, an old family friend and wildlife biologist. However, what begins as a journey of healing soon turns into a fearsome fight for survival when a lion, a survivor of bloodthirsty poachers, begins stalking them.
15) Invictus
Publisher
Warner Bros. Pictures
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In 1994, having been released from his long imprisonment, Nelson Mandela is elected as the first president of post-apartheid South Africa. Racial tension runs high, even in the president's offices, and especially among the members of his half black, half Afrikaner security team. As hosts of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, South Africa's low ranked national team, the Springboks, have a berth in the tournament. Mandela begins making public appearances supporting...
16) Allied
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2017, ©2016
Language
English
Description
The story of intelligence officer Max Vatan, who in 1942 North Africa encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship is threatened by the extreme pressures of the war.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Follow Central Park Zoo animals, including, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, along with the psychotic penguins, the monkeys, and the lemur leaders as they unexpectedly are now stranded in the middle of Africa. While Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria are rather happy with their new environment, they quickly realize that it's not all that it seems. Meanwhile, the penguins attempt to repair the plane that they accidentally...
18) Cry freedom
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
©1999
Language
English
Description
The true story of the friendship between black activist Stephen Biko and white newspaper editor Donald Woods, who was instrumental in bringing Biko's anti-apartheid message to the international community.
20) Plot for peace
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
To some, such as South Africa's former President Mbeki, Jean-Yves Ollivier (alias 'Monsieur Jacques') was a mysterious businessman and sanctions buster or a French spy. For others, such as Winnie Mandela and Mozambique's former President Chissano, he was a trusted friend and man of bold vision. For the first time, heads of state, diplomats, master spies and anti-Apartheid fighters reveal how 'Monsieur Jacques' positioned himself to be the improbable...
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