Africa
African Films
A complete list of all African films watched in 2023
Atlantics (2019) dir. Mati Diop
Synopsis: In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.
IMDb Rating: 6.7/10
No Culture Club Rating: 6/10
Beauty and the Dogs (2017) dir. Kaouther Ben Hania
Synopsis: A college student seeks help after a brutal assault but faces a bureaucratic nightmare when she reveals that her perpetrators are police officers.
No Culture Club Rating: 7/10
I Am Not a Witch (2017) dir. Rungano Nyoni
Synopsis: In a remote Zambian community a girl is denounced as a witch and sent on a trajectory of exploitation, as a tethered member of a witches' camp, a witch for hire and a tourist exhibit.
IMDb Rating: 6.9/10
No Culture Club Rating: 6/10
The Blue Caftan (2022) dir. Maryam Touzani
Synopsis: A middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship turned upside down by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice.
No Culture Club Rating: 9/10
The Burial of Kojo (2018) dir. Blitz Bazawule
Synopsis: A man is trapped in a mine shaft by his vengeful brother while his daughter embarks on a magical journey to rescue him.
IMDb Rating: 6.5/10
No Culture Club Rating: 6/10
You Will Die at Twenty (2019) dir. Amjad Abu Alala
Synopsis: Shortly after Muzamil was born, the village's holy man predicts that he will die at age 20. Muzamil's father can't stand the curse and leaves home. Sakina raises her son as a single mother, overly protective. One day, Muzamil turns 19..
No Culture Club Rating: 4/10
Rafiki (2018) dir. Wanuri Kahiu
Synopsis: "Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives," but Kena and Ziki long for something more. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.
IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
No Culture Club Rating: 6/10
Of Good Report (2013) dir. Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
Synopsis: An introverted high school teacher in rural South Africa starts an obsessive affair with a pupil, with tragic consequences. A South African homage to film noir.
No Culture Club Rating: 7/10
Neptune Frost (2021) dir. Anisiya Uzeyman & Saul Williams
Synopsis: An intersex African hacker, a coltan miner and the virtual marvel born as a result of their union.
IMDb Rating: 6.6/10
No Culture Club Rating: 6/10
Papicha (2019) dir. Mounia Meddour
Synopsis: In 1997 Algiers, terrorists wanting an archaic Islamic state are everywhere. They oppress women, determined to control their bodies, clothing, and public space. Young student Nedjma is passionate about creating a fashion show.
No Culture Club Rating: 6/10
Timbuktu (2014) dir. Abderrahmane Sissako
Synopsis: A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives -- which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith -- abruptly disturbed.
IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
No Culture Club Rating: 6/10
Jolly Roger (2022) dir. Walter Taylour
Synopsis: One fateful night, an encounter at a police checkpoint manned by two drunk Officers sets off a chain of events that turns Brume and Najite's blissful lives upside down and leads them on a journey of greed, deception and murder.
No Culture Club Rating: 2/10
Lingui (2021) dir. Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Synopsis: Amina, a practicing Muslim, lives with her daughter, 15-year-old Maria. When Amina learns Maria is pregnant and wants to abort the child, they face an impossible situation in a country where abortion is legally and morally condemned.
IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
No Culture Club Rating: 6/10
